Category: Congress
January 30, 2025
Congress
Kash Patel declines to detail his grand jury testimony in Trump documents case
Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI, declined to tell senators what he testified about when he appeared before a grand jury investigating Trump’s handling of classified...
January 30, 2025
Congress
Budget Committee advances OMB nominee
Russ Vought is one step closer to returning to the helm of the Office of Management and Budget, which threw Washington into confusion this week with sweeping orders to...
January 30, 2025
Congress
Kash Patel says warrant requirement for Section 702 searches isn’t practical
“Get a warrant” has become a battle cry for many conservative and liberal critics of federal government surveillance programs — but President Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director said...
January 30, 2025
Congress
Democrats to boycott committee vote on OMB nominee
Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee say they will boycott Thursday’s scheduled vote on Russ Vought’s nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget. It won't affect the...
January 30, 2025
Congress
Cassidy to RFK Jr.: Can I trust you?
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) put Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the spot about his history of anti-vaccine activism at a hearing of the health panel Cassidy chairs on Thursday,...
January 30, 2025
Congress
Kash Patel distances himself from Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons and ‘J6 choir’
Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI said Thursday that he disagreed with the president’s decision to end the criminal sentences of Jan. 6 defendants who committed violence against...
January 30, 2025
Congress
Kash Patel makes opening pitch for FBI job
President Donald Trump’s controversial FBI director nominee, Kash Patel, is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee now. In his opening remarks, Patel laid out his vision for the FBI,...
January 30, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: Big day for Trump nominees, questions on plane crash
Several of President Donald Trump’s toughest confirmation fights are playing out in the Senate today. Here’s a rundown of what we’re watching. Tulsi Gabbard: Trump’s pick to serve as...
January 30, 2025
Congress
Dems launch group to hit Trump on tax cuts
Organizers say the nonprofit will be backed by an eight-figure funding campaign
January 29, 2025
Congress
Senate’s reconciliation blueprint is ready to go, Thune says
Down in Florida on Wednesday, House Republicans tried to coalesce around a plan to pass “one big, beautiful bill.” Meanwhile, up in Washington, Senate Republicans are ready to go...