Confirmation hearing for Trump's VA secretary pick delayed
The confirmation hearing for former Congressman Doug Collins (R-Ga.), President-elect Trump's nominee to be the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs, has been postponed for one week until January 21st. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, said: said in a statement on Monday. Collins “submitted all documents in a timely manner, […]
Schumer gathers key committee Dems to talk looming Hegseth confirmation hearing
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (New York) is scheduled to meet with Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Monday night to discuss the controversial confirmation hearing for Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth. It will take place a few hours before that. A Senate Democratic official confirmed the last-minute meeting to Fox […]
Burgum confirmation hearing delayed after Democratic pushback
The confirmation hearing for Interior Department nominee Doug Burgum was postponed for two days after opposition from Democrats over a lack of documentation. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Mike Lee (R-Utah) said in a statement that he was postponing the hearing, citing administrative delays. “In order to ensure transparency and maintain the integrity of […]
Trump’s 13 Cabinet Nominees Set for Confirmation Hearings This Week
A Senate committee will begin hearings this week on 13 Cabinet nominees chosen by President-elect Donald Trump. Senate Republican leaders are tasked with helping Trump quickly remove all 13 nominees from committees for a vote in the full Senate. Senate Minority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) tells President Trump that Democrats will do everything in […]
Senate GOP tees up confirmation hearing blitz in effort to meet ambitious Trump targets
This week, Republicans will hold confirmation hearings for more than a dozen nominees for President-elect Trump's administration, including Pete Hegseth, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Gov. Kristi Noem (R). . Hegseth, who was nominated by President Trump to be secretary of defense, is scheduled to have one of his first hearings on Tuesday, when he […]
‘Delaying and obstructing’: Top Senate Republican hits back as Dem calls foul on Trump confirmation hearings
Fox's first appearance: Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, accused Democrats of “delaying and obstructing” President-elect Trump's top energy nominees in his administration. are. “Senate Democrats have once again shown that delaying and obstructing the incoming Trump administration is a top priority,” Lee said in an exclusive statement. “Documents […]
Angel Moms Push for Rapid Confirmation of Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary
Angel moms whose children were killed by illegal aliens or poisoned with fentanyl need immediate attention from Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD), whom President-elect Donald Trump has nominated to head the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). seeking approval. Several angel moms provided strong statements to Breitbart News in support of Noem and urged an expedited confirmation […]
Jim Banks Slams Democrats Trying to Delay Confirmation of Pete Hegseth
Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) on Thursday accused Democrats of trying to delay Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing scheduled for Tuesday. Banks wrote in a letter Wednesday to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Mich.), who is responsible for scheduling the hearing. As you know, senators who intend to oppose Mr. Hegseth's nomination […]
New GOP senator tears into Dems ‘seeking to delay’ Pete Hegseth DOD confirmation
Fox's first appearance: Freshman Republican Sen. Jim Banks of Indiana has been at loggerheads with Democrats over his comments that Trump is trying to delay confirmation hearings for his nominees, particularly Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth. Banks urged Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) to proceed with Hegseth's confirmation hearing, scheduled for January 14, […]
Senate Dems receive secret testimony from disgruntled ex- employee of veterans group ahead of Pete Hegseth confirmation hearings
A disgruntled former employee of Pete Hegseth's veterans advocacy group reportedly provided Senate Democrats with ammunition to use against his nominee for secretary of defense ahead of his confirmation hearing. It is being 2014 performance review obtained by washington free beacon shows that Kat Dugan, former state director of the American Veterans Association, was poorly […]