Trump's far-reaching agenda received its first blow Thursday when a federal judge temporarily put a hold on Trump's birthright citizenship executive order.
Senate leaders are proceeding with a series of votes on President Trump's Cabinet nominees, aiming to finalize the first nominees by Friday. A vote to nominate John Ratcliffe as CIA director is scheduled to take place Thursday afternoon, and a final vote on Friday will also include a vote to advance Pete Hegseth's nomination as secretary of defense.
But Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said she would not support Hegseth, the first Republican to do so publicly.
Pressure is mounting from both sides for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to become Secretary of Health and Human Services. His confirmation hearing is scheduled for next week.
And the president's blanket pardon for the Jan. 6 rioters isn't the only White House action that has raised concerns from Republicans in the first week of the Republican trifecta in Washington.
Republicans were surprised by the defunding of former President Biden's major spending bill, which could impact infrastructure projects in their home states. Some fear a hiring freeze at federal agencies.
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