Wednesday

15-10-2025 Vol 19

Category: 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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

Dems launch group to hit Trump on tax cuts

Organizers say the nonprofit will be backed by an eight-figure funding campaign

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...