Kash Patel has been well-known for years within Donald Trump’s orbit as a loyal supporter who shares the president-elect’s skepticism of the FBI and intelligence community

President Elect Donald Trump named Kash Patel to potentially lead the FBI. The nomination would require Trump to fire current Director Christopher Wray, whom he named to the post in his first term.

Advisers to Donald Trump publicly and privately are floating proposals to end the Ukraine war that would cede large parts of the country to Russia for the foreseeable future, according to a Reuters analysis of their statements and interviews with several people close to the U.

A number of NATO members are waiting for the new U.S. administration to take office before making up their minds on Ukraine’s request for an invitation to join the U.S.-led transatlantic alliance, Latvia’s foreign minister said on Tuesday.

Donald Trump has nominated investment banker and prominent Republican donor Warren Stephens to be the US ambassador to the UK. Bloomberg's Lizzy Burden has the details. (Source: Bloomberg)