Tuesday

14-10-2025 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Mike Pence’s organization calls on senators to vote down RFK Jr. nomination over abortion record

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s organization, Advancing American Freedom, is calling for senators to vote against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s nomination for Health and Human Services secretary over his...

Bondi gets into testy exchange with Padilla during questioning over 2020 election

Tensions at the confirmation hearing for Pam Bondi, Trump’s pick for attorney general, boiled over Wednesday afternoon, as Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) pressed Bondi about her role in Trump’s...

Jill Biden shares disappointment with Pelosi: ‘We were friends for 50 years’

First lady Jill Biden shared her disappointment with Nancy Pelosi amid the former speaker’s role in President Joe Biden’s decision to exit the presidential race last year, in an...

Rubio prefers working with Mexico, not bombing it, to get cartels

Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio didn’t rule out designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations during his Senate confirmation hearing, previewing a sharp crackdown by the incoming Trump...

Bondi changes her tune on special counsels

Pam Bondi has argued in courton behalf of a pro-Trump legal group that special counsel Jack Smith’s appointment was unconstitutional because he wasn’t confirmed by the Senate, despite his...

Bondi won’t promise to enforce TikTok ban

Attorney general nominee Pam Bondi declined to say Wednesday whether she would enforce the law set to kick in on Sunday that would ban the popular social media app...

Pam Bondi, Trump’s AG pick, says ‘partisan’ weaponization of DOJ ‘will be gone’

President elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general Pam Bondi is being questioned by the Senate Judiciary Committee, where Democrats are expected to press her on whether she will...

What we’re watching: Six nominees get their hearings

Here’s what we’re watching in transition world today: 🗓️ What we're watching Six of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees will face Senate panels today on their path to potential...

Trump zeroes in on Sean Plankey to lead U.S. cyber agency

The Trump transition team is honing in on Sean Plankey as its choice to be the next director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, according to three people...

Rubio: US diplomats should support Trump mission

Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio says he’s willing to promote career diplomats to top posts, including ambassadorships, but indicated that the candidates must be in step with the...