The U.S. Senate moved closer to confirming Kash Patel as the next FBI Director, with a 48-45 procedural vote along party lines that sets up a final confirmation vote expected Thursday. Patel, who served as a key intelligence and Defense Department official during Donald Trump’s presidency, faces strong Republican support but Democratic opposition. During his ...
Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, just cleared his first big hurdle by a razor-thin margin. The Senate panel voted 12 Republicans yes, 10 Democrats no, setting up what promises to be a heated final vote next week. “We are inviting a political disaster if we put Kash Patel into this job,” ...
Donald Trump fired multiple Kennedy Center board members and named himself chairman on Friday. This move has created confusion about who runs one of America’s biggest arts venues. “At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., GREAT AGAIN,” Trump wrote on his social media site. He fired about half ...
The Senate took a major step Monday toward making Tulsi Gabbard America’s next intelligence chief. In a vote split along party lines, 52 Republicans backed Gabbard while 46 Democrats opposed her. This vote sets up a final decision expected late Wednesday night. As Director of National Intelligence, Gabbard would be in charge of overseeing 18 ...
Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Election Commission Chair Ellen Weintraub has created a standoff that could affect how election rules are enforced. “You are hereby removed as a Member of the Federal Election Commission, effective immediately,” Trump wrote in his January 31 letter to Weintraub. The FEC chair quickly rejected this directive. “There’s a ...
Scott Turner, who once played in the NFL, is now in charge of the government’s housing department. The Senate approved him with 55 votes in favor and 44 against. He now controls programs that help millions of Americans find and keep affordable homes. “We have a housing crisis in our country, where American people and ...
Chris Wright is now in charge of U.S. energy policy after a Senate vote of 59-38. He’s moving from running Liberty Energy, where he focused on fracking, to managing the Energy Department’s $50 billion budget. Eight Democrats backed his appointment alongside Republicans. This support came despite Wright’s clear stance against climate change action. “There is ...
President Trump wants Neil Jacobs to lead NOAA, America’s main weather and ocean research agency. This choice has sparked debate because of Jacobs’ past involvement in changing weather forecasts to match Trump’s claims. Jacobs brings real scientific knowledge to the job. He’s a weather scientist who’s worked on making forecasts more accurate. Currently, he serves ...
Doug Collins is now in charge of veterans’ healthcare after winning strong support in the Senate. The vote wasn’t even close – 77 senators said yes, while 23 said no. What makes this special is that both Republicans and Democrats backed him, which doesn’t happen often these days. Collins knows what veterans need. He served ...
The Senate’s 54-46 confirmation of Pam Bondi as U.S. Attorney General sets the stage for significant changes at the Justice Department. Only one Democrat, Senator John Fetterman, joined Republicans in supporting Trump’s choice to lead federal law enforcement. Bondi’s appointment comes amid major personnel changes. The department has already dismissed prosecutors and FBI agents involved ...
