Saturday

05-09-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Senate confirms Zeldin to head EPA

Lee Zeldin, the former Republican congressmember who leveraged his full-throated defense of President Donald Trump into a position in his inner circle and ultimately his Cabinet, was confirmed by...

Dems rip into RFK Jr. over history of vaccine and health conspiracies

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Lutnick vows to count ‘each whole person’ in the census

Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick vowed Wednesday that he would ensure the department counts all people under the U.S. Census, despite previous efforts by Donald Trump to exclude undocumented...

Frustration over Trump funding freeze dominates Lutnick confirmation hearing

Democrats have made it clear they want Donald Trump’s nominees to pay the price of the president’s federal aid freeze. Billionaire Howard Lutnick, the pick to lead the Commerce...

Senate advances Zeldin toward confirmation

The Senate on Wednesday voted 56-42 to move to a final vote on Lee Zeldin's nomination to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Three Democrats — Sen. Mark...

Republicans go easy on RFK Jr. at confirmation hearing

Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee offered Kennedy a chance to defend himself against Democrats’ attacks in his confirmation hearing Wednesday and suggested they would support him to lead...

‘Bobby may play nice; I won’t’: RFK Jr.’s former running mate threatens senators with primaries

Nicole Shanahan vowed to fund challengers to senators who jeopardize Kennedy’s confirmation to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Jack Schlossberg launches hours-long X rant during RFK Jr.’s confirmation hearing

We’re hours into Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hearing now, and there’s one person who is ALL over it online: Jack Schlossberg. Schlossberg, the chronically online sensation and the only...

Democrats highlight RFK Jr.’s past support for abortion rights

Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee hit on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past comments in support of abortion rights during his Wednesday confirmation hearing to lead the Department of...

Full interview with Sen. Mark Kelly | Playbook The First 100 Days: Immigration

Full interview with Sen. Mark Kelly | Playbook The First 100 Days: Immigration lead image