Schiff: Bondi was 'terrified' of contradicting Trump in hearing
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said he was “afraid” that President-elect Trump's attorney general nominee, Pam Bondi, would contradict the president-elect during her Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing. Ta. “I think she was afraid to contradict Donald Trump in any way, to say anything that would make Donald Trump uncomfortable,” Schiff said in an interview on MSNBC […]
Trump’s EPA pick, Lee Zeldin, recognizes climate change without declaring it an urgent crisis during confirmation hearing
Former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin (R), who was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to head the Environmental Protection Agency, appeared in the Senate. confirmation hearing Thursday morning. In his nomination announcement, President Trump highlighted Zeldin's “very strong legal background” and called him a “true warrior for America First.” “That's what the scientists say.” “President […]
Hirono ripped for ‘deranged’ opening confirmation hearing question to Burgum: ‘This lady has issues’
Democratic Sen. Maisie Hirono of Hawaii faced ridicule on social media Thursday over her opening question during Interior Secretary nominee Doug Burgum's confirmation hearing. ”As part of my responsibility to ensure the qualifications of candidates on my committee, I first ask these two questions,'' Hirono told Burkum on Thursday. Have you ever been subjected to […]
Bondi spars with Schiff at testy confirmation hearing: ‘You were censured’
pam bondiPresident-elect Trump's nominee for head of the Department of Justice, clashed Wednesday with Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), questioning Bondi about whether the California senator would prosecute Trump's political opponents. did. Schiff, a vocal critic of the president-elect, asked Bondy whether he would investigate former special counsel Jack Smith and former Rep. Liz Cheney. “I'm […]
Zeldin grilled by Democrats on climate change, Trump’s stance on carbon emissions during EPA hearing
Former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin appeared at his confirmation hearing Thursday to head the Environmental Protection Agency, where he was heavily criticized by Democrats for his views on climate change. Sheldon Whitehouse, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, asked Zeldin about the effects of carbon dioxide and pollutants on the […]
Rep. Cline Introduces Suppressor Deregulation via Hearing Protection Act
On Wednesday, Rep. Ben Kline (R-Va.) introduced a bill that would remove firearm suppressors from the scope of the National Firearms Act (NFA). The law is HR 404, the Hearing Protection Act. Currently, NFA rules require buyers to be fingerprinted, photographed and undergo an extensive background check in order to obtain a suppressor. The purchaser […]
Dems Exposed Pentagon ‘Mismanagement’ During Hegseth Hearing
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said during an appearance on Tuesday's Pete Hegseth hearing that Democratic senators exposed “mismanagement at the Pentagon.” Breitbart News Daily. “The Democrats seemed shrill to me,” Johnson said of the Democrats' demeanor during Tuesday's hearing for Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary. “If anything, they're just exposing the mismanagement […]
Marco Rubio, Banned from China, Defends Tough Beijing Stance at Confirmation Hearing
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) addressed concerns about his long-standing vocal stance against atrocities committed by communist China during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing Wednesday after being nominated to be secretary of state. Ta. President-elect Donald Trump selected Rubio became top diplomat shortly after winning the November election and described him as “a highly […]
Native tribe lifts banishment on Noem ahead of Senate confirmation hearing
A Native American tribe in South Dakota lifted its expulsion against Republican Gov. Kristi Noem in a letter Wednesday and expressed support for her nomination as secretary of Homeland Security, Fox News Digital has learned. Flandreau-Santee Sioux Tribe Chairman Tony Rider sent a letter to Noem on Wednesday informing him that the tribe's executive committee […]
Pam Bondi lays a land mine for Adam Schiff during confirmation hearing: ‘You know what we should be worried about?’
Pam Bondi, nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be attorney general, lashed out at California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff after a heated exchange during Wednesday's confirmation hearing. Like other Senate Democrats, Mr. Schiff spent much of his time interrupting Mr. Bondi and suggesting that he would act as a partisan actor at the Justice Department […]