She was sworn in at the White House later that evening. The Senate confirmed President Trump’s nominee, Tulsi Gabbard, as the Director of National Intelligence Wednesday evening after…
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President Nominates Neil Jacobs as Head of NOAA
Commerce secretary nominee commits to leaving the agency under current department jurisdiction. President Donald Trump nominated scientist Neil Jacobs for administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…
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Senator Places Blanket Hold on State Department Nominations
The move is a protest against President Trump’s changes to USAID. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii announced a blanket hold on all President Trump’s nominees passing through the…
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FBI Nominee Appears Before Senate Intelligence Panel
He says legislators mischaracterized statements he made on podcasts or social media. Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director, faced questions from the Senate Intelligence Panel…
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Nominee for Director of National Intelligence Answers Questions
Senators query Gabbard on support of NSA whistleblower. Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee questioned President Trump’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday. She…
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Senate Confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary
Members of the upper chamber of Congress continue through the confirmation process of the president’s Cabinet. The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as the new Secretary of the Treasury…
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Senate Confirms DOD and DHS Secretaries
The vice president cast the tie-breaking vote on defense secretary confirmation. On Friday, members of the Senate voted on the confirmation of Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense.…
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Senate Advances Defense Secretary Nomination
Senator Collins expresses reservations about Hegseth’s views of women serving in combat. Members of the Senate advanced Pete Hegseth’s nomination on Thursday after the Senate Armed Services Committee…
Read MoreFL Governor Appoints State Attorney General to Senate
She will replace recently confirmed Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has appointed state Attorney General Ashley Moody to the Senate, replacing the open position…
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Treasury Secretary Nominee Willing to Increase Russian Sanctions
Scott Bessent stated he is ready to follow President Trump’s lead. Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent told the Senate Finance Committee last week that he would be “100…
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