news2shortsKash Patel, Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI, ripped into “false accusations and grotesque mischaracterizations” from Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee at his confirmation hearing on Thursday. Patel, a former public defender and DOJ official, was grilled by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., who accused Patel of having called for FBI headquarters to be shut … Read more
Three-week-old program to curb vehicle emissions received approval from Biden administration, which Trump may pull Donald Trump’s administration is reportedly considering putting a stop to New York City’s three-week-old congestion pricing program, which aims to curb emissions from auto vehicles. The program received crucial federal approval from the Biden administration last year. Trump’s transportation department … Read more
Advocates report harassment and loss of gender-affirming care as trans women face transfers to men’s prisons Transgender women incarcerated in federal prisons have been placed in isolation, told they will be transferred to men’s prisons and advised they will lose access to gender-affirming medical treatments in response to Donald Trump’s executive order “defending women from … Read more
President Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from enlisting and serving in the military could endanger the jobs of thousands of active-duty service members.
Robert F Kennedy Jr avoided answering a question from the independent senator Bernie Sanders about whether he still believes vaccines cause autism despite extensive scientific evidence to the contrary. Speaking at a confirmation hearing before the Senate health committee on Thursday, RFK Jr said he wouldn’t take office with any ‘preordained’ beliefs and added that … Read more
Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s DNI pick, said the attack on Sept. 11 likely could have been prevented if not for government “stovepiping,” where government officials deliver intelligence directly to high-ranking officials without broadening communications. “There’s a general consensus that there was a massive intelligence failure,” Republican Sen. Roger Wicker said during Gabbard’s hearing regarding … Read more
Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, grilled President Donald Trump’s DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard over her previous remarks praising whistleblower Edward Snowden. “Until you are nominated by the president to be the DNI, you consistently praised the actions of Edward Snowden, someone, I believe, jeopardized the security of our … Read more
Defense 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
