Hearing-mania is set to consume Capitol Hill on Thursday as a trio of President Trump’s top allies appear for high-stakes confirmation showdowns with senators that could make or break their
Trump's picks for Department heads faced tough questions from lawmakers in Capitol Hill hearings on their nominations to lead key agencies.
Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel both met the Senate at the same time, a gathering of intelligence unseen in D.C. since the last time Franklin Pierce drank alone. That noted left-wing publication, The Economist, launched the festivities by publishing an assessment of Patel's career. This is the headline above that story.
President Donald Trump’s most controversial Cabinet nominees have flooded the zone Thursday in back-to-back-to-back confirmation hearings.
Kennedy faces skepticism from a key GOP senator: After he repeatedly challenged Kennedy’s views on vaccines, Sen. Bill Cassidy, the chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which held Thursday’s hearing, said he was “struggling” with Kennedy’s nomination.
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee for lead the FBI, tried to clarify and distance himself from some of his most controversial statements during his confirmation hearing on Thursday.
Republicans are sending signals that they might not back Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence.
Could a confirmation hearing finally matter? The answers provided by Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday may make it the most consequential hearing for an executive branch nomination in years.