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…
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.…
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,…
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.…
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.…
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…
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!”…
It's Been A Crazy Week So Far, and It's Only Tuesday
https://redstate.com/absentee/2017/02/21/crazy-week-already-tuesday-n68152
– Donald Trump has finished his first month in office as President, and it’s been a whirlwind. … The executive orders on immigration and the appointments and subsequent confirmation hearings have dominated that news, while the fact … America is still here a whole month after Trump took office. We’re telling NATO to get their wallets out.…
Obama's Ethics Chief Demands White House Report To Him On Kellyanne Conway
https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/02/14/obamas-ethics-chief-demands-white-house-report-kellyanne-conway-n67858
– account to send out a series of tweets poking fun at Trump. … Then he was complaining about not being able to complete a ethics review of Trump’s nominees before their confirmation hearings when … Trump is the entree.…
Gorsuch Represents Directions America Should Take
https://redstate.com/cal-davenport/2017/03/23/gorsuch-represents-directions-america-take-n69491
– Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings have been refreshing to watch. … Thus far, the reluctant Trump voters who pointed the long-term importance of the Supreme Court at least partially have been vindicated … In response to Senator Lindsey Graham’s question whether President Trump asked him to overturn Roe v.…
POLITICO Hit Piece Shows They've Got Nothing on Judge Gorsuch
https://redstate.com/patterico/2017/03/20/politico-hit-piece-shows-theyve-got-nothing-judge-gorsuch-n69298
– Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings begin today, and the Democrat case against him is laid out in a POLITICO piece titled 5 pieces … Complaint #3 is that Judge Gorsuch told people he found it “disheartening” and “demoralizing” to see President Trump attack the judiciary…
Whatever Happened to EVIL Neil Gorsuch?
https://redstate.com/joesquire/2017/03/19/whatever-happened-evil-neil-gorsuch-n69255
– That guy Donald Trump nominated to take Antonin Scalia’s seat on the Supreme Court? … There are two reasons that he’s no longer in the news much, despite the fact that his confirmation hearings are slated to begin soon … Gorsuch’s hearings start this week. We’ll have more details in our coverage of the four days’ worth of hearings in the Senate.…
Will the Democrats Use This Surprise Witness to Defeat Trump's CIA Nominee?
https://redstate.com/streiff/2018/05/09/will-democrats-use-surprise-witness-defeat-trumps-cia-nominee-n89371
– President Trump lets us know: My highly respected nominee for CIA Director, Gina Haspel, has come under fire because she was too … Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 7, 2018 For background read my two posts here | here. … Mohammed submitted a request to the judge overseeing pretrial hearings in that case, Army Col. James Pohl, Colonel Poteet said.…
Should Trump's EPA Chief Resign?
https://redstate.com/joesquire/2018/05/14/trumps-epa-chief-resign-n89572
– FILE – In this Thursday, June 1, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump listens as EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks in the Rose … Senate committee that conducted confirmation hearings for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Pruitt, said in a letter Tuesday … The question now becomes this: What will Donald Trump do?…
Sen. Graham Finally States the Obvious About Rosenstein and his Conflicts of Interest
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2018/06/06/sen-graham-finally-says-obvious-rosenstein-conflicts-interest-n90687
– proper for him to do so without giving the President a chance to pull his nomination (he first committed to recusal during his hearings … before confirmation) is an argument for another day. … Donald Trump helped that along by running his mouth about the “Trump/Russia thing” to Lester Holt. No one can deny that.…
If a Justice Retires, A Look at Trump's 25- Part 2
https://redstate.com/davenj1/2018/06/17/justice-retires-look-trumps-25-part-2-n91135
– Thus, gun rights may dominate any confirmation hearing with Sykes.  … hearings.  … It really does not matter who Trump nominates because, well…Trump where the Democrats are concerned. …
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