Results for: Trump Confirmation Hearings

Kash Patel Hearing Starts Off With a Bang, Future FBI Director Cooks Democrats
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2025/01/30/kash-patel-hearing-s…off-with-a-bang-future-fbi-director-cooks-democrats-n2184994
– With hours left to go as of this writing, Kash Patel's confirmation hearing has already started with a bang. … Grassley is referring to is the origins of "Artic Frost," which was the codename given to the government's attempts to prosecute Donald Trump … Stay tuned to our live blogs of the Patel and Tulsi Gabbard hearings because there's a lot of fireworks left to happen.…
Tuesday Morning Minute: Remember the Pangolin!
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/01/28/tuesday-morning-minute-n2184891
–  There are a handful of hearings set today, as well: Senate Armed Services — Hearings to examine defense innovation and acquisition … reformSenate Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Hearings to examine the Panama Canal and its impact on U.S. trade and national …  COMING ATTRACTIONSBig doings in the confirmation hearing department this week:Robert F.…
Ratcliffe Memo Promises Huge Changes at the CIA—It Will Be the 'Ultimate Meritocracy'
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/01/28/ratcliffe-memo-promi…anges-at-the-ciait-will-be-the-ultimate-meritocracy-n2184929
–  Trump has made ridding the federal government of divisive Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs a top goal of his new … However, Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard is still awaiting her oft-delayed confirmation hearings, and you can…
Monday Morning Minute: Never Again
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/01/27/monday-morning-minute-n2184843
– Today on Capitol Hill...There are no set hearings or meetings this fine Monday of Trump 2.0, Week 2, but there's an expected vote on …  White House What's UpAs noted above, Trump is in Florida to headline the House GOP retreat Monday evening. … hearings, with Robert F.…
Before RFK Jr. Takes on Pharma, Single-Payer Advocates, He Must Face Two Senate Committees
https://redstate.com/mccabe/2025/01/24/before-rfk-jr-takes-o…gle-payer-advocates-must-face-two-senate-committees-n2184747
– The confirmation hearings for President Donald J. Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary-designate Robert F. … , which is that Kennedy, like Trump, is not one man swinging a sword alone. … hearings.…
Trump's New CIA Director Ratcliffe Torches John Brennan As 'One of the Worst Things' Ever to Stain Agency
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/01/23/trumps-new-cia-direc…rennan-one-of-the-worst-things-ever-to-stain-agency-n2184744
– Intelligence Agency, former Director of National Intelligence in the president's first term, John Ratcliffe, sailed through his confirmation … hearings, he absolutely blasted Sen. … They saw the FBI misuse intelligence authorities at the FISA courts to spy on the Trump campaign.…
BREAKING: Trump's Pick for CIA Director Confirmed in Senate by Wide Margin
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/01/23/senate-confirms-john-ratcliffe-as-cia-director-n2184730
– GOP representative and former Director of National Intelligence under Trump 1.0 John Ratcliffe (R-TX) as the next Director of the Central … hearings, Mr. … More confirmation votes are expected before Trump's first week ends. Stay tuned.…
Friday Morning Minute: Life Is Good
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/01/24/friday-morning-minute-n2184745
– Trump is set to visit Nevada, as well. Friday also happens to be the March for Life in D.C. … While Trump won't be there, he did pardon 23 pro-life protesters on Thursday. … A confirmation vote on her is expected sometime this weekend.The hearing for Robert F.…
Tom Cotton Vows to Show Defiant Democrats That Elections Can and Will Have Consequences
https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2025/01/21/democrats-continu…d-out-that-elections-can-and-will-have-consequences-n2184630
– As Republicans and Trump supporters recover from the massive adrenalin rush that was Inauguration Day, Democrats are in for a four-year-long … Would be a shame if their confirmation hearings got held up..." … The American people unequivocably gave Donald Trump and, by extension, House and Senate Republicans, a clear mandate.…
Wednesday Morning Minute: Morning in America
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/01/22/wednesday-morning-minute-n2184656
– Today on Capitol Hill...No confirmation hearings are set on this Hill Hump Day, but there are a couple of hearings/meetings to consider … But Trump is still working in the Oval Office. … Trump means business.…
BREAKING: It's Unanimous—We Have a New Secretary of State
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/01/20/breaking-its-unanimouswe-have-a-new-secretary-of-state-n2184602
– We’re only hours into this new Trump administration, and events are happening at a breakneck pace. … vote took place just hours after Trump was sworn in as president. … differences and become allies.What he had to say at his confirmation hearings impressed both Republicans and Democrats:During questions…
Karma: Brett Kavanaugh Delivers Fitting Coup de Grace to Kamala Harris' Failed Presidential Candidacy
https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2025/01/20/brett-kavanau…race-to-kamala-harris-failed-presidential-candidacy-n2184586
– have been said and done by many of the power players involved including former President Joe Biden, newly sworn-in President Donald Trump … and Vance, with a triumphant Trump giving an epic acceptance speech that capped off one of the most remarkable political comebacks …  Many of us remember the highly contentious Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings in the fall of 2018 where then-Sen…
If the Coast Guard Commandant Can Be Fired for Pushing DEI, Can the USMC Commandant Be Fired for Lying?
https://redstate.com/streiff/2025/01/21/if-the-coast-guard-c…hing-dei-can-the-usmc-commandant-be-fired-for-lying-n2184646
– President Trump ordered the firing of Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan Tuesday for neglecting readiness to curry favor with the trendy … Hegseth’s clear focus on, if he’s confirmed to be Defense Secretary of the Trump administration, to scale back DEI programs in the …  I didn’t watch the hearings precisely because to me it doesn’t matter.  The SecDef is going to be the SecDef.…
Tuesday Morning Minute: The First Full Day
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/01/21/tuesday-morning-minute-the-first-full-day-n2184616
–  TOP O' THE MORNIN'Red-Hot at RedState Trump Rips Security Clearances From the 51 Spies Who Lied, Then He Hit Them With Another … regrets now that their security clearances have been revoked and their actions will be further investigated.The New Look for the Trump … Trump has his Diet Coke button at the ready.…
Monday Morning Minute: Inauguration Elation
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/01/20/monday-morning-minute-inauguration-elation-n2184535
– of those who've already sat for their hearings. …  White House What's UpOut with the oldIn with the newWe welcome Trump inAnd bid Biden adieu. …  Upcoming confirmation hearings include:Doug Collins - Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Jan. 21)Elise Stefanik - UN Ambassador (…
What Happens If We Don't Have a SecDef When Trump Takes Office on Monday?
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2025/01/18/what-happens-i…ont-have-a-secdef-when-trump-takes-office-on-monday-n2184523
–  Trump's Foreign Policy Priorities Come Into Sharp Focus at Marco Rubio's Confirmation HearingRepublicans like Sen. … Once the confirmation hearings got underway, Barrasso continued to call for Trump's national security team to be primed to hit the …  We know for sure that Donald Trump will be commander in chief as of 12:00 p.m.…
The Biggest Losers—Who Got Burned the Most by Trump's Historic Comeback?
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/01/19/the-biggest-losers-who-got-burned-the-most-by-trumps-historic-comeback-n2184528
– 24 election are obviously Kamala Harris and Joe Biden, but who and what else was defeated by the 77,256,496 voters who voted for Trump … hearings, a delicious moment reported by RedState’s Bonchie.Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi pretty much crushed Schiff and Cheney … Trump broke you—reality broke you. You lose here too, and only get Third Place.…
GOP Senator Sets Off Warning Bells on 'Unprecedented Hack' of Sensitive Files at FBI
https://redstate.com/beccalower/2025/01/17/gop-senator-fbi-n2184496
– Special Counsel Jack Smith announced his retirement from the Justice Department (DOJ)--as we noted, heading out the door before Trump …  Read More:BREAKING: Anti-Trump Crusader Jack Smith Resigns From DOJ Before President-Elect Can Fire HimThat was only a harbinger … His alarming X post also includes a timely reminder, with the confirmation hearings continuing for the president-elect's cabinet--that…
Friday Morning Minute: Are We There Yet?
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/01/17/friday-morning-minute-n2184460
– Today on Capitol Hill...After a busy week on the Hill, with multiple confirmation hearings, Friday will be a bit quieter. …  Of course, Monday is the Big Day — as Trump is inaugurated and officially becomes our 47th president. …  Next week, confirmation hearings will continue:Doug Collins - Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Jan. 21Elise Stefanik - UN Ambassador…
RNC Elects New Chair and Co-Chair Adds Excitement and Optimism to the New Era of Trump for GOP
https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2025/01/17/rnc-elects-new-ch…tement-and-optimism-to-the-new-era-of-trump-for-gop-n2184477
– Crosbie will succeed outgoing Co-Chair Lara Trump, who stepped down in December. … As Trump policies begin to affect Americans, it is a message that should be welcomed. … Watching the Senate confirmation hearings on Trump's nominees is proof of that.…
Anticipation – Looking Forward to the Good Old Days
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/01/16/anticipation-looking-forward-to-the-good-old-days-n2184422
– (I've detailed the evolution of my views on Trump previously, so won't belabor them here.) … hearings this week. …  Pam Bondi Deftly Handles Day One of Her Confirmation HearingTrump's Foreign Policy Priorities Come Into Sharp Focus at Marco…
WATCH: Pro-Hamas Journos Dragged Away From Presser As Blinken's Tenure Comes to a Fitting End
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2025/01/16/blinkens-final-presser-n2184443
– national security adviser Jake Sullivan and his top Middle East adviser Brett McGurk started meeting with their successors on the Trump … Trump has made it known that "all hell will break out" if the hostages, including at least three of whom are American, aren't released … hearings this week, I can confidently say that Blumenthal and Husseini are nothing more than activist hecklers who run around disguised…
BREAKING - Ron DeSantis Announces His Choice to Replace Marco Rubio's Vacated Senate Seat
https://redstate.com/bradslager/2025/01/16/breaking-ron-desa…choice-to-replace-marco-rubios-vacated-senate-seat-n2184419
– Washington, D.C., is a hive of activity with confirmation hearings for Donald Trump picks to head various agencies overlapping each … Marco Rubio (R-FL), tapped to serve as Trump’s secretary of state, and his expected breezing through the confirmation process leaves …  The governor has said he intended to hold back on announcing a choice from the time Rubio had been tapped by Trump in order to…
Trump Names Three Movie Stars As Special Envoys to Tinseltown—Predicts the 'Golden Age of Hollywood!'
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/01/16/trump-names-three-mo…s-to-tinsletownpredicts-the-golden-age-of-hollywood-n2184434
– from unhinged Democrats this week during their confirmation hearings in the Senate.One thing you might not have expected, though, … Trump is also right that we need to negate the influence of China. … How these envoys will work in practice remains to be seen, but Trump is smart to engage.…
What I Learned From Democrats' Awful Performance at SecDef Hearings: Ted Kennedy Would Never Get Approved
https://redstate.com/tladuke/2025/01/15/what-i-leaned-from-t…from-democrats-ted-kennedy-would-never-get-approved-n2184381
– RedState extensively covered the Senate confirmation hearings on Tuesday to confirm Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, Pete … Make sure to read Streiff's piece above and ALL the coverage of these hearings here at RedState.Yet, with the Trump Derangement Syndrome … Nope.These hearings have become campaign commercials in the making for the elected officials looking to get their YouTube or TikTok…
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