Results for: Trump Confirmation Hearings

Tom Cotton Bucks the System and Beats Back Efforts to Muscle Him Off the Intelligence Committee
https://redstate.com/streiff/2024/12/11/tom-cotton-bucks-the…fforts-to-muscle-him-off-the-intelligence-committee-n2183095
– , working with Senator [Marco] Rubio (R-Fla.) on the transition, and planning with Senator [Mark] Warner (D-Va.) for January confirmation … hearings.”First, good on Tom Cotton for not going along with this log-rolling. … the Intelligence Community.Third, Cotton's refusal to step aside accentuates the generational shift we're seeing in the GOP under Trump…
Scott Jennings Points Out Obvious Comparisons Between Hegseth and Kavanaugh to CNN Panel in Denial
https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2024/12/06/scott-jennings…etween-hegseth-and-kavanaugh-to-cnn-panel-in-denial-n2182873
–  (READ: The Democrats Will Prove They Learned Nothing During the Senate Confirmation Hearings)Yeah, I'm making "Kavanaughsation …  NEW: Scott Jennings points out the Pete Hegseth confirmation is now starting to seem like the Brett Kavanaugh hearings... because … has.As I wrote previously, this is personal for Trump, and there are many people who want to give him what assistance they can to…
The Democrats Will Prove They Learned Nothing During the Senate Confirmation Hearings
https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2024/12/02/the-democrats…ned-nothing-during-the-senate-confirmation-hearings-n2182709
– , we hate Trump, and we can't allow this man to have any power whatsoever." …  I need not remind my readers how horrific the Democrats were during the confirmation hearings for Trump's SCOTUS picks, especially … Now, Democrats are going into these hearings with the public actually behind Trump, and excited about this nominees.…
NEW: Federal Judges Decide to 'Unretire' and Mitch McConnell Is Not Happy About It
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2024/12/03/new-federal-judges…to-unretire-and-mitch-mcconnell-isnt-happy-about-it-n2182765
–  McConnell said their decisions to rescind their retirements after Trump won points to "a political finger on the scale." … He urged the incoming Trump administration to "explore all available recusal options with these judges." … The deal was brought about by Senate Republicans stalling confirmation hearings so effectively that the Democrat leadership cried,…
OPINION: Latest SecDef Nominee Pete Hegseth Smears Ring False; Fox News Colleagues, Senators Cry Foul
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2024/12/04/latest-secy-of-de…ring-false-as-fox-news-colleagues-senators-cry-foul-n2182780
– nominee, Pete Hegseth, works Capitol Hill, speaking with senators to test the temperature and whip and shore up support before his confirmation … hearings, the Tuesday night news dump saw two articles being released designed to do damage. …  President-elect Donald Trump is considering Florida Gov.…
Monday Morning Minute
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2024/11/25/monday-morning-minute-n2182443
– then had to scramble for more oil and natural gas.Tulsi Gabbard Accused of Being 'Compromised' and a 'Cult Member' Ahead of Her Confirmation … list" is more of an indictment of the process that did that than any reflection on her.Rand Paul Warns Denver Mayor Who Threatened Trump … Today on Capitol Hill...The critters are quiet this week as they're off for Thanksgiving break — quiet in the sense of holding hearings…
Trump Gets Four Circuit Court Judges in Major Deal With Senate Democrats
https://redstate.com/streiff/2024/11/21/trump-gets-four-circ…it-court-judges-in-major-deal-with-senate-democrats-n2182302
– In what could be seen as a historic moment in modern American political history, Senate Democrats have gifted Donald Trump four circuit … The deal was brought about by Senate Republicans stalling confirmation hearings so effectively that the Democrat leadership cried, … together a block of 50 votes was becoming a challenge as JD Vance and Marco Rubio were consumed in preparing for new positions in the Trump…
'Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity': Sen. Eric Schmitt on Incoming Trump Administration
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2024/11/17/once-in-a-lifetime…y-sen-eric-schmitt-on-incoming-trump-administration-n2182103
– Trump Picks His Team to MAGA and Terminate WokeSenator Thune Agrees With Trump – Recess Appointments on Table to Fill Controversial … And I think that's important to note as we roll into these confirmation hearings. … Yes, a couple of the names have been surprises and may face a tough time in the confirmation process.…
Friday Morning Minute
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2024/11/15/friday-morning-minute-n2182025
– Today on Capitol Hill...It's Friday, so there are no hearings or meetings formally set on the Hill today. … Perhaps the prospect of such will be enough to allow for confirmation hearings to proceed in the normal order. … I assumed (I believe fairly) I'd like more of it than not, but I didn't really stop to envision what Trump 2.0 would really look like…
More Staff Announcements for Trump As the New Administration Takes Shape
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2024/11/15/more-staff-announce…nts-for-trump-as-the-new-administration-takes-shape-n2182046
– TRUMP ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL WHITE HOUSE STAFFCongratulations @StevenCheung and @SergioGor! … Cheung was Director of Communications on the Trump-Vance 2024 Presidential Campaign and previously served in the Trump White House … hearings on these nominees before President Trump is…— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) November 15, 2024…
Wednesday Morning Minute
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2024/09/04/wednesday-morning-minute-n2178896
–  Former President Donald Trump has his town hall event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with Sean Hannity on Fox News Wednesday evening … JD Vance (OH) will be in Mesa, Arizona, for a Turning Point Action event.Full Court Press...Flashback: The confirmation hearings for…
Proposed House Bill Would Make Secret Service Head Go Through Senate Confirmation
https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2024/08/05/proposed-house-bi…secret-service-head-go-through-senate-confirmation-n2177757
– As Congress conducts hearings and tries to get to the bottom of the numerous failures by the Secret Service that led to the assassination … But the FBI is leading the investigation into the assassination attempt on Trump. … One familiar name has been floated as a possible FBI Director in a second Trump administration.…
President Biden's Campaign Woes Increase: Now Joe Manchin Says He Should 'Pass the Torch'
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/07/21/president-bidens-c…rease-now-joe-manchin-says-he-should-pass-the-torch-n2177173
– Also, it's hard to credit Joe Biden, with any compassion given his history starting with the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings … reached this week.It is belaboring the obvious to note that the longer this decision is delayed, the more voters look at Donald Trump…
Barack Obama: The Man Behind the Democrats' Biden Dilemma
https://redstate.com/joesquire/2024/07/20/barack-obama-the-man-behind-the-democrats-biden-dilemma-n2177141
– hearings, which angered a good many in the middle and motivated them to either stay home or vote Republican). … Finally, it was his time.Using a basement campaign that hid his well-known flaws and relying on the drama surrounding Trump, Biden … Biden might not have beaten Trump, but he would not have lost those blue collar workers the way Clinton did.…
The Media Is Seizing on SCOTUS 'In-fighting' Between Barrett, Thomas
https://redstate.com/joesquire/2024/06/20/the-media-is-seizing-on-scotus-in-fighting-between-barrett-thomas-n2175701
– regarding a trademark and an insult about Trump's.... hands, the majority ruled that the California man who wanted to trademark "Trump … During her confirmation hearings, she was an avowed originalist - and blasted by the left for it.…
Justice Sotomayor Has Some Surprisingly Wise Advice for Progressives Crying About SCOTUS Rulings, Flags
https://redstate.com/beccalower/2024/05/26/justice-sotomayor…advice-for-progressives-crying-about-scotus-rulings-n2174679
– "wise Latina," in various public speeches she had made, and was called on to explain what she meant by it during the Senate confirmation … hearings that would seat her on the High Court in 2009. … Ever since former President Donald Trump and the Republican majority in the U.S.…
The Democrats' Desperate Struggle to Retake Control of the Supreme Court
https://redstate.com/andrewmalcolm/2024/04/14/democrats-desperate-struggle-to-retake-the-supreme-court-n2172727
– Trump again. … That left the appointment up to Trump (He named Amy Coney Barrett), and Democrats fear a repetition.Even before there’s any new health … But GOP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to hold hearings, saying a vacancy so close to an election should be left for…
Tales of the McCabe: Why Trump Is the Most Pro-Life President in the Post-Roe Era
https://redstate.com/mccabe/2024/04/12/tales-of-the-mccabe-w…rump-is-the-most-pro-life-president-in-post-roe-era-n2172648
–       When Trump announced he supported the federalist position, having abortion laws decided by the states … Eight have been pro-abortion, and seven have been pro-life—three of them put on the high court by Trump. … During the Roberts confirmation, a member of the confirmation team told me that a senior Federalist Society member took Roberts to…
Nailed It: Tweeter Derails the 'Fani Willis Is Under Fire Because She's a Black Woman' Media Train
https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2024/02/22/one-spot-on-t…s-under-fire-because-shes-a-black-woman-media-train-n2170462
– testimony that was oftentimes combative and belligerent towards Ashleigh Merchant, who is the defense attorney for former Donald Trump … impropriety allegations stemming from the admitted "personal relationship" she had with the special prosecutor she appointed for the Trump … hearings for Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh, just to name a couple of noteworthy examples where men were on the receiving end…
Merrick Garland Must Appoint a Special Counsel in Hunter Biden Probe, or Congress Should Impeach Him
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/07/30/merrick-garland-must-a…in-hunter-biden-probe-or-congress-should-impeach-him-n783963
– 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
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2021/04/09/gaetz-gate-gets-n…llegations-as-a-republican-calls-for-his-resignation-n357959
– 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
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2021/04/15/jonathan-turley…democrats-and-naked-power-grab-to-pack-supreme-court-n361486
– 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
https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2021/04/23/law-student-g…trying-to-upstage-ted-cruz-at-court-packing-presser-n367364
– 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…
Alyssa Milano Weighs a Congressional Run—Somebody Give her a Reality Show
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2021/06/08/alyssa-milano-wei…a-congressional-run-somebody-give-her-a-reality-show-n393672
– Then-President Trump beat President Biden in the district by nine points. … McClintock doesn’t just spout off about politics on Twitter, or protest at the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of judges he doesn…
Your SCOTUS Excuse For Supporting Trump Is Weak and Totally Irrelevant
https://redstate.com/aglanon/2016/05/30/scotus-excuse-supporting-trump-weak-totally-irrelevant-n59405
– Ever since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the Senate has been in a holding pattern on allowing confirmation hearings for President … have no idea how Trump will. … They would just know “Wall = safety = good… me like Trump!”…
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