First hearing in ‘Trump-proof’ California special session canceled as chairman’s district hit by wildfires
A California House committee has indefinitely postponed an initial hearing scheduled for a special session of the state's plan to “stop Trump” and strengthen its legal defenses against attacks from the incoming administration. KCRA first reported that Tuesday's hearing of the Assembly Budget Committee is now off the docket. The committee's chairman, Democratic Rep. Jesse […]
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, […]
All eyes on Hegseth nomination hearing
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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 […]
Liz Warren lays out more than 100 questions for Pete Hegseth ahead of hearing
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, laying out a series of accusations and about 100 questions she expects him to answer during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday. Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Military Personnel Subcommittee, wrote a 33-page letter to Hegseth […]
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 […]
Barrasso: 'Paperwork problem' holding up Gabbard hearing
Senate Majority Leader John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said Sunday that former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, whom President-elect Trump has nominated to lead the U.S. intelligence community, has been dismissed due to “administrative issues” with the Office of Government Ethics. He said the hearing has been postponed (Hawaii). In an interview on CBS News' “Face the Nation,” Margaret […]
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 […]
‘Totally Innocent’: Trump Unleashes On Judge Merchan During Sentencing Hearing
President-elect Donald Trump said in Friday's ruling in the Manhattan case that Judge Juan Marchan caused a “tremendous setback” to New York's court system by holding a sentencing hearing days before his inauguration. The president-elect appeared virtually for sentencing on Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision upheld the New York Court […]
SCOTUS Denies Trump Effort to Stay His Sentencing Hearing in New York
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected President-elect Donald Trump's bid to halt a New York sentencing hearing in his business records case. As Breitbart News reported on Wednesday, the president-elect has “filed an emergency motion with the Supreme Court to block his judgment in a business records case in which a New York jury […]