Results for: Trump Confirmation Hearings

Ted Cruz: There Will Be No Filibuster Of Trump's SCOTUS Pick
https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/01/05/ted-cruz-will-no-filibuster-trumps-scotus-pick-n65762
– with Chuck Schumer on MSNBC last night with Rachel Maddow, cut number 2: CS: It’s hard for me to imagine a nominee that Donald Trump … I think no matter who President-Elect Trump nominates to the Supreme Court, I think the Democrats are going to fight tooth and nail … For reasons of fundraising alone they have to be seen as fighting Trump tooth and nail.…
Rubio and Cruz trade conservative principles for compromising politics
https://redstate.com/stridentconservative/2017/01/24/rubio-c…z-trade-conservative-principles-compromising-politics-n66769
– Republican primaries, Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) were the last two so-called “Conservatives” to fall to Donald Trump … Beginning with the decision to betray his base and abandon his principles by endorsing Trump in order to save his re-election in 2018 … For example: he was the Senator who vouched for Tillerson during his confirmation hearings with the Foreign Relations Committee.…
Mike Pompeo Confirmed As CIA Director... And There Is A Report Of "Shots Fired"
https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/01/23/mike-pompeo-confirmed-cia-director-report-shots-fired-n66754
– According to six sources familiar with the negotiations over Pompeo’s confirmation, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told Republican … leaders that he would allow Pompeo to be confirmed by voice vote on Inauguration Day, along with two other Trump nominees who have … McConnell consulted Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, Intel committee member Tom Cotton, and the incoming Trump…
McConnell And Schumer On SCOTUS Nominees. The Irresistible Force Meets the Cowardly Turtle.
https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/01/22/nuclear-option-looks-like-option-n66675
– Naturally the subject of the impending Supreme Court confirmation hearings came up. … I’m hopeful that maybe President Trump would nominate someone who is mainstream and who could get bipartisan support. … TAPPER: As you know, for the last four months, President Trump has had a list of 21 potential Supreme Court picks.…
Watch Ron Wyden Lose His Crap During the Mnuchin Confirmation Hearing
https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/01/19/ron-wyden-loses-his-crap-n66421
– Comity was the victim today as Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of the treasury, Steven Mnuchin, began his confirmation hearing … Ron Wyden wasted no time ripping into Steven Mnuchin, President-elect Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, at Thursday’s confirmation … Mnuchin, OneWest churned out foreclosures like Chinese factories churned out Trump suits and ties,” Wyden said.…
Prominent Trump Nominee Plans to "Educate" Him on Russia
https://redstate.com/mickeywhite2/2017/01/18/prominent-trump-nominee-plans-educate-russia-n66377
– Or even a Trump stooge. … Nikki Haley (R-SC), showed candor during her confirmation hearings to be the next ambassador to the United Nations. … According to Haley, Trump doesn’t plan to surround himself with “yes men”. “That’s how an administration works.…
DeVos' Gun Answer Illustrates Why the Dept. of Education is Obsolete
https://redstate.com/kiradavis/2017/01/18/devos-gun-answer-illustrates-dept-education-obsolete-n66352
– Yesterday’s confirmation hearings for Department of Education (DOE) nominee Betsy DeVos went exactly as many of us thought they would … The only thing that could have been better is if President-Elect Trump had just announced he was doing away with the department altogether … I’m under no illusions that DeVos or Trump or anyone else will ever take down the DOE.…
Pigs Prepare for Flight: McCain Leaning Towards Confirming Tillerson
https://redstate.com/patterico/2017/01/17/pigs-prepare-flight-mccain-leaning-towards-confirming-tillerson-n66267
– I wonder what about the confirmation hearings changed McCain’s mind. … Another data point in the hypothesis that the GOP Congress will rein in Donald Trump. P.S.…
Obama and the Shattered Remains of His Environmental Policy
https://redstate.com/michael-mcgrady/2017/01/16/obama-shattered-remains-environmental-policy-n66256
– Making matters worst and, simply, more convoluted, is the fact that other Trump nominees to mostly non-environmental postings in the … Because of this, Senate confirmation hearings for several of these positions have gone, wildly, off topic and will continue to do so … With such things in place, we can move forward with Trump, only if he is willing to join us.…
Three Reasons Democrats Won't Filibuster The Neil Gorsuch SCOTUS Nomination
https://redstate.com/jaycaruso/2017/02/01/three-reasons-democrats-wont-filibuster-neil-gorsuch-scotus-nomination-n67191
– Ten Democratic senators are running for reelection in states Trump won in November. … Sure enough, Senators McCaskill (MO), Manchin (WV) and Tester (MT) were calling for hearings and confirmation vote before Gorsuch was … Two more defections and Gorsuch’s confirmation is assured. 2.…
Beast Mode: Cocaine Mitch Campaign Smiles as McGrath Flip Flops on Kavanaugh Support in a Span of 3 Hours
https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2019/07/11/beast-mode-co…rath-flip-flops-brett-kavanaugh-support-span-3-hours-n110656
– First off, she indicated she would sometimes actually support Trump – depending on the issue: CJ: Are you a pro-Trump Democrat? … McGrath: This business of pro-Trump, anti-Trump — you’re just putting people in a box. … I didn’t listen to all of the hearings.…
Book Chronicling the Insanity to Stop Brett Kavanaugh's Confirmation Hits #1, But the Media Are All Crickets. Coincidence?
https://redstate.com/alexparker/2019/07/19/book-chronicling…on-hits-1-but-the-media-are-all-crickets-coincidence-n111221
– Times Best Seller list: Carrie Severino and Mollie Hemingway’s Justice on Trial chronicles the hysteria-soaked Supreme Court confirmation … Predicts A Possible ‘Thousand-Year Reich’ 'Justice on Trial' excerpt: Mollie Hemingway, Carrie Severino reveal how Kavanaugh confirmation … the Democratic senators themselves joined in a campaign to speak directly to the voters about defeating Kavanaugh — or anyone else Trump…
We Need Biden's Patent Office - to Not Act Like It's Biden's Patent Office
https://redstate.com/setonmotley/2021/12/20/we-need-bidens-p…tent-office-to-not-act-like-its-bidens-patent-office-n494319
– Impossible True to predicted form, President Joe Biden’s hyperactive government has eviscerated the once-historically robust Donald Trump … It’s a long shot, I know: But it would be outstanding if Vidal were to continue the exceedingly excellent work her Trump Administration … We do know Senate confirmation hearings are almost entirely just-for-show. …
The Week Democrats Lost Any Near Chance at Removing Trump
https://redstate.com/davenj1/2019/12/23/week-democrats-lost-near-chance-impeachment-n123656
– Assuming they were all still anti-Trump, that would make 62 Senators who would vote for the removal of Trump should (1) Twitchy Pelosi … hearings.   … The rest on that list are in the Trump camp.…
Here's What We All Know About the Media’s ‘Mistakes’
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2020/01/01/the-truth-about-the-medias-mistakes-n124222
– Over the summer, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’ Donnell claimed that President Trump had loans with Russian co-signers. … If true, that explains every kind word Trump has ever said about Russia and Putin.” … This one failed even more miserably than it did during his confirmation hearings. …
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.…
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…
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.…
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…
'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.…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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