Results for: Trump Confirmation Hearings
THE ESSEX FILES: Homeland Security Needs Competence More Than Another Showdown
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Markwayne Mullin’s confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security should be a serious deliberation on how to secure … Instead, it was treated by Senate Democrats as yet another proxy war against President Trump. … 🚨 BREAKING: Border Czar Tom Homan comes out in FULL SUPPORT of Markwayne Mullin for DHS Secretary following his confirmation…
Morning Minute: You Don't Have to Like Him - the Question Is Whether He Can Do the Job
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TOP O' THE MORNIN'Red-Hot at RedState Trump Calls Reluctant Allies' Bluff on the Strait, Gets Big Response From NATO ChiefGee … Sounds like Trump shamed them into movement. Rutte gets Trump, so he knows they have to pony up. … of news you love to hear, when government seems to be doing something many Americans say they voted for when returning President Trump…
Morning Minute: Brian Schatz, the Runaway
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Today on Capitol Hill...No meetings or hearings are teed up for Monday, but there's plenty going on: The Hitchhiker’s Guide To … ) March 23, 2026The Hitchhiker’s Guide To Trump Demanding Republicans Nuke The Filibuster To Pass The SAVE America Act And Blow Up … President Trump made two big demands of Senate Republicans last night:End the filibuster and blow up the Easter/Passover recess…
Morning Minute: Trump Keeps His Options Open - Always
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Environment and Public Works — Hearings to examine S.3135, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to … votes included: Vote #49 — Confirmation of Lt. … Cue the outrage machine: Trump refuses to rule out X, Y, Z!!1!!…
Dr. Casey Means Under the Microscope As Trump's Surgeon General Nominee Is Weighed in the Balance
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On Wednesday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump's … After Trump rescinded his nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat in early May 2025, he followed this with Means' nomination. … President Trump Gives Full-Throated Support to Surgeon General Nominee Dr.…
Morning Minute: It's Okay to Have Questions
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It’s another proverbial nail in the coffin of the narrative that President Trump is a staunch non-interventionist or isolationist. … Today on Capitol Hill...No meetings or hearings on the Hill on Friday, but Thursday was a busy day for the critters.READ MORE: Trump … Vote Gets GOP Help Extending ACA Subsidies for 3 Years, Sends Bill to SenateWhite House What's UpAt 11:00 AM Eastern, President Trump…
Our Risible Year: News Nonsense, Media Mirth, and Political Peculiarities From the First Half of 2025
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Setting the stage for how the year of reporting would go, the Trump administration was blamed for the crash (nine days after Trump … President Trump was so moved by this, he suspended government layoffs and rehired all furloughed employees (...as if…)President Trump … Here is my play-by-play on everything Trump is doing during the game. And halftime show!!”…
Morning Minute: There Goes My Heart
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Regime Meltdown: Another High-Ranking Maduro Insider Provides Trump with a Shocking Tell-AllThere you have it. … , Labor, and Pensions, Children and Families Subcommittee — Hearings to examine building pathways, focusing on advancing workforce … On Tuesday, they'll vote on Chamberlin's confirmation. A vote on the cloture motion for the nomination of William J.…
Morning Minute: Give a Little Bit
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But this rather conveniently helped to feed the Democrat "illegal orders" narrative.New York State Thumbs Its Nose at Trump and ICE … White House What's UpPresident Trump will hold a Cabinet Meeting on Tuesday at 11:30 AM Eastern. … Trump), Judge Stephanie Haines (Western District of Pennsylvania) ordered (as moot) the dismissal of Count II of the petition.…
Morning Minute: The Importance of Voting (in) Earnest
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These emails would certainly appear to he harmful to his case, to say the least.Newsom’s Wife Goes After Trump, Runs Smack Dab Into … You don’t get Trump supporters, and you likely never will. It’s fine. … Trump (National Guard deployment) — Trump administration moves to dismiss appeal to 9th Circuit of original TRO since it has now expired…
Morning Minute: The Trump Justices Are Coming Into Their Own
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Immigration StopsNew: 2nd Circuit Affirms $83.3M Judgment Against Trump in E. … 'W' for Trump As 4th Circuit Dismisses Suit Challenging FiringsSupreme Court Hands Trump a Second Win - This One on Removal of Agency … President Trump travels to the U.K. next week as well.…
Thursday Morning Minute: Beware the Susans
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TOP O' THE MORNIN'Red-Hot at RedState Trump Takes Putin's Attack Dog to the Woodshed Over War Threats to the US and Gets … votes on Trump nominees. … Trump (rescission of collective bargaining), the D. C.…
'Worrisome': Even Leftists Are Getting Freaked Out by Cory Booker's Melodramatic Antics
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2018, you probably heard about the Democratic senator from New Jersey when he decided to make Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation … hearings all about himself by claiming he was having a “Spartacus moment.”With the reference, he was clearly trying to make himself … you have Cory Booker unfairly criticizing two strong Democrats that are doing everything they can in their power to fight Donald Trump…
More Winning: Senate Confirms Trump Nominee Emil Bove As Federal Judge Despite Democrat Histrionics
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If you’re tired of winning, you might want to stop reading because Donald Trump just racked up another victory as his contentious—to … 50-49 vote Thursday night.Attorney General Pam Bondi celebrated the news:Congratulations to our dear friend Emil Bove on his confirmation … I’m not an enforcer," the newly minted judge said during confirmation hearings.…
Despite More Democrat Obstruction, Republic Airlines CEO Bryan Bedford Confirmed As FAA Administrator
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Bedford's confirmation comes at a critical time for the FAA, which has been under increased scrutiny due to safety breaches, particularly … hearings grew contentious, particularly over the "1,500-hour rule," an FAA regulation that requires pilots to clock 1,500 hours of … Janine Shaheen (D-NH) was the only Democrat who voted to confirm Bedford in a 53-43 vote.Confirmed, 53-43: Confirmation of Executive…
Friday Morning Minute: With Due Deference to the President
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hearings, knows the enemy in the room and acts accordingly.YA THINK?! … Trump following today's hearing.President Trump will head to the NATO Summit in the Netherlands next week. … In their view, if it's Trump taking the action, it's automatically unconstitutional, illegal, ultra vires, and, well, icky.…
Don't Mess With Pete! Hegseth Refuses to 'Fall For' Mazie Hirono's Slimy Questions About Trump
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advisors and cabinet members, it hasn't worked out well at all for smug Democrat lawmakers as they've tried to play "gotcha" during hearings … , or attempted to lead member of Team Trump down false paths, always laden with TDS-riddled questions and barbs.In the latest example … for at least the second time — to get Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to say whether or not he would follow an unlawful order from Trump…
Cashing in on Futility: Cory 'Spartacus' Booker Writing Book About Marathon Speech No One Listened To
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The man who famously had what he called his “Spartacus moment” during Brett Kavanaugh’s 2018 Supreme Court confirmation hearings has … been at it again in 2025, holding a “fake filibuster” where he bashed Donald Trump for 25 agonizing hours in March-April (yes, it … Martin’s Publishing Group announced Wednesday.The book will serve as a follow up to the over-day-long anti-Trump speech Booker gave…
Thursday Morning Minute: The Two Faces of Liz
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New: Trump 'Making Plans' to Release Infamous Biden Audio, and Journalists Are Already Lashing OutI think the implication here … (We now know it involves the UK — and, as Trump indicates, it's the "first of many.") … COMING ATTRACTIONSPresident Trump will be gearing up for his Middle East trip next week.…
Friday Morning Minute: Man of Many Hats
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READ MORE: New: Texas Judge Rules Trump Admin. … Then the force of nature, otherwise known as Donald Trump, put the kibosh on that. I was salty. … I hadn't acclimated to Trump — it took me a while, but I did get there.…
Monday Morning Minute: 'Florida Grandfather...'
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This is a very ambitious timeline, as we’ve repeatedly noted.White House What's UpPresident Donald Trump has a busy Monday. … Later in the afternoon, Trump will visit with 2025 College Football National Champions, The Ohio State Buckeyes. … So, I've decided I'm going to take to regularly referring to President Trump as a "Florida grandfather."…
Merrick Garland Must Appoint a Special Counsel in Hunter Biden Probe, or Congress Should Impeach Him
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If former President Donald Trump were still in office, and there were similar allegations about the Trump family, members of the activist … Attorney General Merrick Garland assured Congress during his confirmation hearings that the investigation into Hunter Biden’s business…
Gaetz-Gate Gets New Allegations as a "Republican" Calls For His Resignation
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Adam Kinzinger (R-Moral Authority) will take any opportunity to trash a Trump Republican, and he is doing so with Gaetz. … hearings. … Or the fair treatment received by anyone connected to or supportive of Trump (nonexistent). But do cast shade.…
Jonathan Turley Dismantles Democrats and Naked Power Grab to Pack Supreme Court
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hearings for lame-duck Obama SCOTUS nominee Merrick Garland, and which crashed in a crescendo feigned rage over Amy Coney Barrett’ … s confirmation to the Court on October 26, 2020, on a straight 52-48 party-line vote. … If Trump had won the popular vote but lost the Electoral vote? A: Republicans would not have called for the demise of the EC.…
'Law Student' Gets Schooled Big Time After Trying to Upstage Ted Cruz at Court Packing Presser
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After longtime Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away in September, President Trump and then-Sen. … Majority Leader Mitch McConnell both made it clear that a nomination to replace her would be made and that confirmation hearings would … believe this, as you’ll soon see), Republicans not allowing Obama nominee Merrick Garland an up or down vote and then later adding a Trump-nominated…