Category: Congress
January 08, 2025
Congress
Cotton pushing to hold Ratcliffe and Gabbard hearings next week
Republicans on the Senate Intelligence Committee are racing to schedule confirmation hearings next week for Tulsi Gabbard and John Ratcliffe — though panel Democrats and winter weather are complicating...
January 08, 2025
Congress
A delay in confirmation plans for Linda McMahon as Education secretary
The Senate panel overseeing the confirmation of President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department is waiting on documents from the transition team to proceed further, likely punting...
January 07, 2025
Congress
Thune games out which Trump nominees he can confirm on Day One
Senate Republicans are strategizing how to land a top party priority in the next two weeks: getting some of incoming President Donald Trump’s nominees confirmed on Day One. News:...
January 07, 2025
Congress
Durbin calls on DOJ to withdraw certain legal opinions on presidential war powers
Former Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin is asking the Biden administration to withdraw or release some 20 legal opinions regarding presidential war powers after Donald Trump indicated Tuesday that he...
January 07, 2025
Congress
Laken Riley Act gains steam — with Democrats
Some in the party’s ranks are moving in step with the electorate after last year’s political setbacks.
January 07, 2025
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Republican governors head to Mar-a-Lago
The march through Mar-a-Lago (aka the “Winter White House”) continues this week with a dinner for Republican governors on Thursday, according to two people familiar with the plans. It...
January 07, 2025
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Feds say they uncovered ‘additional criminal conduct’ by NYC Mayor Eric Adams in historic federal case
The shocking new claims — made with no further explanation — came Monday in a late-night filing in which prosecutors in the Southern District of New York say their...
January 07, 2025
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Biden FDA moves forward with rule to lower nicotine in cigarettes, a ‘gift’ to cartels, critic says
Opponents argue that the change could cause current smokers to use more cigarettes to compensate for the lower nicotine levels, negatively impacting their health, and that the plan could...
January 07, 2025
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Trump warns Hamas ‘all hell will break out’ if it doesn’t release hostages before he takes office
“It will not be good for Hamas, and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone,” the president-elect warned during a press conference in Mar-a-Lago Tuesday. “It will not...
January 07, 2025
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Sen. Warren harps on Hegseth’s Christian tattoo, worries he may be insider threat as she rails against his anti-woke push
Sen. Elizabeth Warren insinuated that there are concerns that Army veteran Pete Hegseth could be an "insider threat" due to his Christian tattoo and seethed over his crusade against...