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Lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee aggressively questioned Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI, during a contentious confirmation hearing on Thursday morning. The proceedings took a fiery turn when Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar attempted to discredit Patel’s qualifications, leading to a heated back-and-forth between the two. Klobuchar pressed Patel on … Read more
President Donald Trump revoked the security clearances of former CISA Director Chris Krebs and former DHS official Miles Taylor on Wednesday, while also ordering investigations into their work during his first term. As part of a series of executive orders and directives signed in the Oval Office, Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum concerning Krebs, stating … Read more
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) fell short in her bid to become the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, a key position that would have provided her with a higher-profile platform. In a private vote by the House Democrats’ Steering and Policy Committee on Monday, House Democrats chose longtime Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) for … Read more
A Virginia family in Washington, D.C., got a picture they will remember when former President Barack Obama accidentally stepped in front of a picture of their two kids with the area’s famous cherry blossom trees. People saw Obama walk into the background of a professional picture of Belle, 4, and Preston, 1, at the Tidal … Read more
The Senate voted early Friday morning to confirm retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, President Donald Trump’s candidate for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The 60 to 25 vote occurred after Democrats, backed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), delayed Caine’s nomination from being quickly approved in protest of Trump’s removal of the previous top … Read more
A 32-year-old man from Butler, Pennsylvania, has been arrested and charged by federal authorities for allegedly making a series of online threats to assassinate President Donald J. Trump and other U.S. officials. The suspect, identified as Shawn Monper, was taken into custody by the FBI and Butler Township Police after investigators linked multiple violent messages … Read more
A new investigation has been launched into one of Congress’s most outspoken progressive Democrats. On April 2, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) opened a formal probe into Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) following a complaint filed by the conservative Coolidge-Reagan Foundation. The complaint, submitted on March 26, focuses on questionable donations to Crockett’s 2024 re-election campaign … Read more
With Minnesota’s open Senate seat attracting high-profile interest from both parties, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has made her decision—and it’s a decision that has surprised many political observers. The progressive congresswoman announced Thursday that she will seek reelection to her House seat, choosing not to enter what is shaping up to be one of the … Read more
A 32-year-old man from Butler, Pennsylvania, has been arrested and charged by federal authorities for allegedly making a series of online threats to assassinate President Donald J. Trump and other U.S. officials. The suspect, identified as Shawn Monper, was taken into custody by the FBI and Butler Township Police after investigators linked multiple violent messages … Read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson and the Republican leading the investigation are unable to decide how to proceed with their investigation into the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. According to three sources familiar with the negotiations, Johnson wants Republicans to narrow the scope of the previous January 6 committee’s investigation and cease … Read more