Conservatives erupted on social media Tuesday following an exchange between Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth and freshman Sen. Tim Sheehy regarding gender identity. ‘How many genders are there?’ the Montana senator asked Hegseth on…
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says his country ‘never’ plotted to assassinate President-elect Trump and affirmed that ‘we never will.’ Pezeshkian made the statement during an interview with NBC News’ Lester Holt on Tuesday in Tehran.…
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User’s Manual: Why some Trump nominees could be confirmed with a voice vote – and why some could not
The Senate will likely have a few Cabinet nominees who are relatively non-controversial. In the interest of time, senators could agree to expedite the process and confirm an individual nominee or several nominees by voice…
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John Ratcliffe says US faces ‘most challenging security environment’ ever in confirmation hearing
CIA nominee John Ratcliffe is telling senators on Wednesday about how he’ll reshape the intelligence community in what he calls ‘the most challenging national security environment in our nation’s history.’ Ratcliffe, who served as director…
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President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team tapped a former senior health official from Trump’s first administration and an ally to top Trump loyalist, Harmeet Dhillon, to be Health and Human Services Secretary-nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s…
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President Biden is set to deliver his farewell address to the nation Wednesday evening as he closes out four years in the White House. Biden will deliver the address at 8 p.m. ET from the…
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Majority say Biden will be remembered poorly as president says farewell to the nation: poll
More than half of Americans say that President Biden will be remembered as a below-average or one of the worst presidents in the nation’s history, according to a new national poll. Just over a third…
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Experts sound alarm on Biden’s offshore drilling ban having reverse effect on environment: ‘Disgraceful’
President Biden’s 11th-hour executive action banning new drilling and further oil and natural gas development in coastal waters in the name of protecting the environment could end up causing harm to the environment, according to…
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Dem senator who bashed Hegseth’s qualifications stands by DOD sec who oversaw botched Afghan withdrawal
A Democrat senator admitted Tuesday that he would support Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s confirmation again if the vote was held today despite Austin’s many controversial actions and repeatedly grilling Trump’s SecDef nominee Pete Hegseth…
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Trump’s new Ukraine envoy issues warning to Iran, says ‘maximum pressure must be reinstated’
President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Ret. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, recently said the United States must return to the policy of ‘maximum pressure’ and that the Iranian regime’s weakness has…