Results for: Trump Confirmation Hearings

It's Official: We Have a New Director of National Intelligence, and Democrats Are Hopping Mad
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/07/28/its-official-we-have…l-intelligence-but-fisa-deadlock-remains-unresolved-n2204898
– priority is to oppose it:…Clayton’s confirmation, for now, does not appear to be breaking through the partisan logjam. … the confirmation as a big win and says Clayton will do a “spectacular job.”" … Trump 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/fDD2aVY1eB— The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 29, 2026…
'Extraordinarily Obnoxious': AG Nominee Blanche Faces Loaded Questions at Senate Confirmation Hearing
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/07/15/extraordinarily-obno…ces-loaded-questions-at-senate-confirmation-hearing-n2204348
– Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faced the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday for confirmation hearings as Donald Trump’s pick … As you would expect, Democrats on the committee are trying to turn it into an anti-Trump theater production so they can get their MS … KENNEDY: Are you and President Trump friends?BLANCHE: I'm his lawyer — WAS his lawyer. Then the Deputy Attorney General.…
Morning Minute: Noodle on This...
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/07/20/morning-minute-noodle-on-this-n2204498
– fallacies upon which she will build her platform, will begin.F-16s Scrambled, Flares Deployed After Pilots Breach Airspace Near Trump …  PJ Media — About Those Burn Bags President Trump Mentioned in His Address to the NationNow that Trump is sitting on a political … Today on Capitol Hill...While Mondays typically involve a slow start for the critters, today does have a handful of hearings/meetings…
Check Out Former AG Ashcroft Practically Get Winded Running Sprints Around Adam Schiff’s Silly Arguments
https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/07/16/watch-former-ag…running-sprints-around-adam-schiffs-silly-arguments-n2204396
– political opponents—even those who have broken the law.The exchange came as Ashcroft testified today on Capitol Hill during confirmation … hearings regarding the nominations of Todd Blanche as Attorney General and Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence." … Not to mention, giving a fresh angle to the argument that President Trump is urging the DOJ to go after his personal enemies, when…
Protesters Target Maine Office of Susan Collins After ICE-Involved Shooting
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/07/13/protesters-target…office-of-susan-collins-after-ice-involved-shooting-n2204279
– As of this writing, there are no reports of protests being staged against King.During the 2018 Brett Kavanaugh confirmation circus, … In 2020, Collins was also threatened after she voted to acquit President Donald Trump 45 when he faced Democrat-driven impeachment … hearings.…
Morning Minute: This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things...
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/06/23/morning-minute-n2203618
– hearings. … Confirmation of Executive Calendar #758, Darrell Owens to be U.S. … Trump (offshoot of J.G.G. v. Trump), D.C.…
'The Deep State Firings Have Begun' — Reports Indicate Acting DNI Pulte Carrying Out Mass Terminations
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/06/22/the-deep-state-firin…indicate-acting-dni-pulte-carrying-out-mass-layoffs-n2203609
– When Tulsi Gabbard stepped down from her post as National Security Director to care for her ailing husband, President Trump got Democrats … hearings. … TRUMP: No, but he's INTELLIGENT, unlike a lot of other people!…
Trump Scuttles Jay Clayton's DNI Hearing, Blasts GOP for Getting Played on FISA
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/06/17/trump-says-republi…played-then-he-pulled-the-plug-on-claytons-hearing-n2203425
– President Donald Trump blew up Jay Clayton's Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing early Wednesday morning, saying Republicans … Trump says Republicans blinked first and got nothing for it. Tangled up in all of this is a second confirmation fight. … Trump announced last week that James "Jamie" McDonald would replace Clayton as U.S.…
Morning Minute: Can I Buy You a Coke?
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/06/15/morning-minute-n2203349
–  President Trump had just nominated Jay Clayton for Director of National Intelligence. … His confirmation hearing would be Wednesday. … COMING ATTRACTIONSAs noted, President Trump is on his way to the G7.…
Trump Announces His Official DNI Nominee After Pulte Appointment Was Met With Stiff Opposition
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/06/11/trump-announces-his…ter-pulte-appointment-was-met-with-stiff-opposition-n2203255
– Well, that didn’t last long.On June 2, President Trump appointed Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte as Acting Director … He posted the news to Truth Social Thursday:🚨 JUST IN: President Trump nominates JAY CLAYTON for Director of National Intelligence … hearings.…
From Acting to Permanent: Trump Picks His Next Attorney General
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/06/04/from-acting-to-permanent-trump-picks-his-next-attorney-general-n2203017
– “He’s acting attorney general,” Trump said in the video, referring to Blanche. … No matter who Trump picked, Booker would be screeching about “dangers to democracy” and such.The next steps: Trump must make a formal … nomination, then the Senate Judiciary Committee holds confirmation hearings, and if they vote to proceed, the matter goes to a full…
Morning Minute: I Didn't Get My Way This Morning, So I'm Going to Pitch a Fit
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/05/13/morning-minute-n2202282
– Environment and Public Works — Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the U.S. … to examine industrialization and the rise of small manufacturers.Senate Aging (Special) — Hearings to examine supporting families … Trump (§122 tariffs), Federal Circuit Court of Appeals GRANTS admin's motion for administrative stay.❌ In Trump v.…
Morning Minute: Spellcheck Is Your Friend, Jay Jones
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/05/12/morning-minute-n2202244
– The critters are back at it Tuesday on the Hill, with multiple hearings set (many of them involving budget issues). … [Patel to testify]Senate Judiciary, Intellectual Property Subcommittee — Hearings to examine oversight of the U.S. … The confirmation vote on that is set for Tuesday morning, to be followed by the cloture vote on his nomination as Fed Chair.…
A Major Congressional Housecleaning Is Coming This Fall - and My Tribute to One Highly Impactful Retiree
https://redstate.com/andrewmalcolm/2026/05/03/congress-set-f…ousecleaning-this-fall-and-a-tribute-to-one-retiree-n2201939
– produce a near-record turnover in Congress.The departures include a key senator whose political skills and strategies enabled Donald Trump … to cut out rural areas that had sent the GOP’s Paul Findley to the House for 11 terms.New York’s progressive Jerrold Nadler, who Trump … The next president was Donald Trump.…
The Surgeon General Nominee Revolving Door Spins Again, As Trump Nom Casey Means Exits and New One Enters
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/30/trump-surgeon-gen…gain-as-nicole-saphier-enters-and-casey-means-exits-n2201871
–  In May 2025, Trump nominated Dr. … , a very disloyal person whose “TRUMP” Endorsement got him elected, but later voted to impeach “President Trump” on what has now proven … Means' confirmation hearings on her pregnancy due date.I am so proud of Casey, and the way she conducted herself during this process.I…
Morning Minute: Maybe We Should Elect More People Using This Method?
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/04/22/morning-minute-n2201549
–  TOP O' THE MORNIN'Red-Hot at RedState Trump’s Fed Chair Pick Has Fun at Elizabeth Warren’s Expense at Confirmation HearingYou … Virginia’s Anti-Democratic Gerrymandering GambitI’ve lost faith in the judicial system in this country since January, 2025, when Trump … Today on Capitol Hill...Tons of meetings/hearings set on the Hill for Wednesday, including:House Armed Services — U.S.…
Trump's Fed Chair Pick Has Fun at Elizabeth Warren's Expense at Confirmation Hearing
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/04/21/trumps-fed-chair-pic…t-elizabeth-warrens-expense-at-confirmation-hearing-n2201543
– pick to succeed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome “Too Late” Powell, Kevin Warsh, faced the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday for confirmation … hearings, where several Democrats predictably trashed him and tried to get him to turn on the president.Although it was an official …  She kept badgering Warsh to disagree with Trump on something — anything.…
Morning Minute: Brian Schatz, the Runaway
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/03/23/morning-minute-n2200521
– 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…
THE ESSEX FILES: Homeland Security Needs Competence More Than Another Showdown
https://redstate.com/brad-essex/2026/03/20/the-essex-files-h…ecurity-needs-competence-more-than-another-showdown-n2200374
– 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
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/03/19/morning-minute-n2200382
–  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: Trump Keeps His Options Open - Always
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/03/11/morning-minute-n2200080
– 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
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/02/25/dr-casey-means-un…e-surgeon-general-nominee-is-weighed-in-the-balance-n2199582
– 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
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/01/09/morning-minute-n2197939
– 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
https://redstate.com/bradslager/2025/12/26/our-risible-year…political-peculiarities-from-the-first-half-of-2025-n2197507
– 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
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/12/09/morning-minute-n2196945
–  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.…
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