news2shortsDefense Secy. Pete Hegseth spoke about the deadly crash between a commercial airline and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., expressing condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the crash and assuring the incident would be investigated.
Army secretary nominee Daniel Driscoll questioned whether Army helicopters should be flying training missions in one of the nation’s most congested flight paths after Wednesday’s tragic Washington, D.C.-area collision. “It’s an accident that seems to be preventable,” Driscoll, an Army veteran, said during a Thursday confirmation hearing at the Senate Armed Services Committee. “There are … Read more
President Donald Trump’s FBI director nominee Kash Patel was grilled Thursday over the FBI’s investigation into alleged Trump-Russia connections in the aftermath of the 2016 election, known colloquially by its nickname “Crossfire Hurricane,” and which has emerged as something of a partisan lightning rod in the years since the investigation was closed. Sen. Lindsey Graham, … Read more
During questioning from Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., on possible political prosecutions ordered by President Trump, Kash Patel said “there will be no politicization of the FBI” and added that any investigation would be based on “a factual, articulate legal basis.”
Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard slammed the Democratic narrative that she is a puppet for U.S. and world leaders, saying she is loyal to only God, the Constitution and her own conscience in her opening remarks before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday. “Before I close, I want to warn the American people … Read more
Two new bills could secure higher pay and add support, but advocates say they’re only the beginning of reforms needed Firefighters from across the US fought side by side to quell the firestorm in Los Angeles this month, working tirelessly together in dangerous and chaotic conditions. But there was one glaring difference among them: federal … Read more
Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation, pushed back in his confirmation hearing after he was grilled on the president’s pardoning of January 6 rioters. “So do you think that America is safer because the 1600 people have been given an opportunity to come out of serving their sentences and … Read more
Thousands left hopeless as new administration has been relentlessly and systematically dismantling safety nets Mass deportation – at least in theory – is apparently popular among the American people. So over and over again, Trump and his allies have loudly touted their plans to detain and deport undocumented immigrants, initially focusing on those with criminal … Read more
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., used his opening statement to voice his concerns about Kash Patel is he were confirmed to lead the FBI. Durbin said Patel, “traffics in debunked conspiracy theories,” and voiced his concerns about his past statements about the “Deep State.”
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened an investigation into Denver Public Schools for “discriminating against its female students” after the district converted a women’s restroom into an all-gender facility, the office announced Tuesday.
