Feb 13 WATCH: McMahon confirmation hearing 'a very elegant gaslighting,' Sen. Hassan says By Hannah Grabenstein Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., told Linda McMahon on Thursday that her confirmation hearing felt “surreal,” given the fact that President Donald Trump intends to eliminate the Department of Education, which he has tapped McMahon to head. Continue reading
Feb 13 Senate panel advances nomination of Trump's FBI pick Kash Patel, Republicans push past Democrats By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Kash Patel for FBI director. Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: Lori Chavez-DeRemer testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for labor secretary By Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana who chairs the committee, opened the hearing by saying the Trump administration had an opportunity to enact a pro-American agenda. Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: Linda McMahon testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for education secretary By Collin Binkley, Associated Press McMahon on Thursday sketched out how key functions of the Education Department could be carved up to achieve President Donald Trump's goal of dismantling the agency, vowing to “reorient” the department while continuing some of its largest programs. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 5:44 Senate committees clear path for confirmations of Gabbard and RFK Jr. By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz Two of President Trump’s most embattled nominees cleared major hurdles on their paths to confirmation. The Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines to send Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead Health and Human Services to the full Senate… Continue watching
Jan 31 Miss the confirmation hearings for Patel, Gabbard, RFK Jr.? Here are takeaways By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Conspiracy theories about vaccines. Secret meetings with dictators. An enemies list. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 4:23 National intelligence nominee Gabbard faces tough questions over Russia, Syria and Snowden By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Sonia Kopelev Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence, appears to be headed to a close vote in the Senate. Nick Schifrin reports on the questioning she faced in her confirmation hearing. Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 3:35 Senators ask FBI director nominee Kash Patel about 'enemies list' and politicization By Laura Barrón-López, Eliot Barnhart Kash Patel, President Trump's choice to lead the FBI, faced sharp and at times bipartisan questioning during a hearing on Thursday. Laura Barrón-López reports. Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 3:48 Republican senators express doubts about RFK Jr. in latest confirmation hearing By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Taylor Bowie In a make-or-break hearing, Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went before a second committee and it revealed Republican doubts about him. Lisa Desjardins reports on where lawmakers' support stands. Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 7:55 National security experts share thoughts on concerns surrounding Gabbard and Patel By Amna Nawaz, Shrai Popat, Ian Couzens To discuss the confirmation hearings of Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence and Kash Patel to lead the FBI, Amna Nawaz spoke with two leading voices in the intelligence community, Frank Montoya Jr., a national security analyst and retired… Continue watching