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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: Newly confirmed U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a swearing-in ceremony at the Vice President’s ceremonial office at Eisenhower Executive Office Building January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Rubio has been sworn in as the 72nd U.S. Secretary of State. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Rubio Freezes Passports Applications With ‘X’ Gender Markers After Trump Order

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has required the U.S. state department to freeze passport applications that allow Americans to designate their gender identity as “X.”

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 15: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for CIA Director John Ratcliffe arrives for a Senate Intelligence confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Ratcliffe, a former conservative congressman from Texas, served as Director of National Intelligence during Trump's first term. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

John Ratcliffe Confirmed As CIA Director

John Ratcliffe has officially been confirmed by the Senate as the new director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

TOPSHOT - A Pride flag is displayed during a Pride celebration on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 10, 2023. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump Bans Pride Flags And BLM Flags At U.S. Embassies: ‘Only The USA Flag Is Authorized To Be Flown’

President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. State Department to prohibit flying any flag that is not the official United States of America flag, including the LGBTQ pride flag and the Black Lives Matter (BLM) flag.

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 15: Ohio Lt Gov. Jon Husted nominates U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) for the office of Vice President on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party's presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Gov. DeWine Selects Lt. Gov. Husted To Replace Vance As Ohio Senator

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has selected Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted to serve as Ohio’s next United States senator. Husted will replace JD Vance, who is stepping down as he assumes the role of Vice President-elect.

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 17: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens as Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody speaks during a press conference regarding an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on September 17, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Governor announced that the State of Florida's law enforcement will do their own investigation into the incident, which the FBI said "appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump' while he was golfing at Trump International Golf Club. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

DeSantis Appoints Ashley Moody To Replace Marco Rubio In The Florida Senate

Florida GOP Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Thursday that state Attorney General Ashley Moody will be replacing Senator Marco Rubio in the Senate after being nominated to serve as President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state.

YORK, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 2: Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) speaks at a rally for Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at York Exposition Center UPMC Arena on October 2, 2024 in York, Pennsylvania. Walz is holding a rally a day after debating Republican vice presidential Nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Fetterman Set To Be First Sitting Democrat Senator To Visit Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Estate

Pennsylvania Democrat Senator John Fetterman announced his plans to meet with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, making him the first Democrat senator to convene with Trump at his Florida estate.