Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard, three of President Trump’s high-profile picks, on Thursday will make their cases for confirmation.

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum previously told lawmakers that national security and the economy are his top priorities for leading the Interior Department.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Senate Republicans want to scale back Ohio’s voter-backed recreational marijuana program—cutting home grow limits, raising taxes, lowering potency and shifting revenue away from social equity programs.

"We're going to pass it out before next Wednesday and we're going to send it over there like a rocket ship next week," Patrick said.

The floor covering in the House chamber is adorned with the state tree, the Douglas fir, while chinook salmon and wheat are woven into the carpet in the Senate. Chinook salmon are the state fish and wheat represents the state’s farming heritage.

The wide-ranging role would mean she oversees US intelligence agencies like the CIA, FBI and the National Security Agency (NSA).

Tension builds as Tulsi Gabbard testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee with key GOP senators undecided.

It’s Gabbard’s comments, however, that have posed the biggest challenge to her confirmation. Gabbard has repeatedly echoed Russian propaganda used to justify the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine and criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a corrupt autocrat.

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