Senate tees up Trump budget chief pick Russell Vought for final confirmation vote
Republicans have backed Russell Vought’s nomination and claim he’s prepared for the role since he led the office during Trump ...
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Senate confirms new VA secretary as Dems demand he protect employees from hiring freeze and firings
Doug Collins should also not cooperate with Elon Musk's cost-cutting team or allow any funding freezes to continue, top ...
CT senator proposes constitutional amendment to curb presidential powers
After a series of controversial pardons, Blumenthal proposes constitutional amendment to curb presidential clemency powers ...
Senate confirms Trump pick Russell Vought as White House budget director
Follow the latest coverage as President Donald Trump participates in the National Prayer Breakfast. Updates as the Senate ...
'Can’t Accept...': Kash Patel Retaliates After Blumenthal's Fiery Grilling | Senate Hearing
On January 30, 2025, during the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing for FBI director nominee Kash Patel, ...
You're hired! Here's who passed Congress' Trump cabinet test and how stormy their hearings were
While some, like Secretary of State Marco Rubio, sailed through, others, like Attorney General Pam Bondi, saw their ...
22 Democrats flip to no on Trump Transportation pick after OMB pauses funding
Twenty-two members of the Senate Democratic caucus flipped their votes on former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.), President Trump’s ...
Kash Patel in FBI director confirmation hearing pledges "no retributive actions" amid grilling on past comments
Kash Patel appeared Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing to be FBI director. Patel has ...
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4 of the biggest clashes between Patel, Senate Dems at his confirmation hearing
President Donald Trump's FBI director nominee Kash Patel sparred with Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee ... Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., blasted Patel for refusing to share his ...
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Senate confirms Trump Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in rare weekend vote
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ ... While Noem faced minimal pushback from Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, some Democrats raised ...