Top 5 moments from Rubio’s Senate confirmation hearing: ‘I get bilingual protesters’
Sen. Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, successfully passed his confirmation hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, all but confirming that he will assume the top diplomatic role under the new Trump administration later this month. Mr. Rubio's confirmation hearings have typically been a process filled with verbal accusations, strong political agendas, and […]
CA Democrat Blames Climate Change for L.A. Wildfires in DOE Hearing
California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla tried to unseat President-elect Donald Trump's energy secretary nominee, Chris Wright, over climate change during the presidential campaign. confirmation hearing Wednesday morning. Padilla seemed to blame climate change alone for the deadly and devastating Los Angeles wildfires, but then Liberty Energy CEO Wright said in 2023 that “wildfire hype justifies […]
Senate Dems’ hypocrisy exposed during tense confirmation hearing with Russell Vought
Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Director of the Office of Management and Budget, faces confirmation. hearing Wednesday in the Senate. Vought previously held the same position during President Trump's first term and fought off several attacks from Senate Democrats. Senate Democrats accused him of a variety of crimes, including giving a “really good […]
Climate Protesters Disrupt Energy Secretary Confirmation Hearing
President-elect Donald Trump's confirmation hearing for Chris Wright, his nominee for energy secretary, was interrupted at least five times by irate left-wing climate change activists within the first hour Wednesday morning. Wright, the CEO of Liberty Energy, experienced an interruption during his introduction and questions from senators. from Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. A […]
Joe Mollicone, face of credit union crisis, appears for hearing on restitution payments – Turn to 10
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Joseph Morricone, the notorious embezzler and central figure in the Rhode Island banking crisis of the early 1990s, made a very brief court appearance Wednesday to renew his restitution payments to the state. Morricone is currently paying $70 a month on the $12 million he was ordered to repay. Last August, […]
FDA Bans Cancer-Linked Food Dye Ahead Of RFK Jr’s Confirmation Hearing
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday that it is banning Red No. 3, a common artificial food dye linked to cancer. The dye was banned by the FDA in cosmetics and topical drugs in 1990 after it was found to promote tumor growth in rats, but it remains widely used in hundreds of […]
Third Trump Nominee Has Hearing Delayed By FBI?
The Pro-Trump News homepage sees 60 new headlines every 24 hours. Click here to take a look. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem had her confirmation hearing postponed on Tuesday. No reason was given, but the senators are still waiting on documents from the FBI, according to Politico. Noem became the third Trump nominee to have […]
John Ratcliffe says US faces ‘most challenging security environment’ ever in confirmation hearing
CIA nominee John Ratcliffe told senators Wednesday how he would rebuild the intelligence community in what he called “the most difficult national security environment in our nation's history.” Ta. Ratcliffe, who served as director of national intelligence during President-elect Trump's first term, is testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee. The committee will then vote on […]
Democrats disappoint yet again at Hegseth confirmation hearing
If Senate Democrats' uncoordinated performance during Tuesday's confirmation hearing for Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth is a sign of things to come, Donald Trump's Cabinet picks will be at ease. Mr. Hegseth breezed through much of the four-hour hearing, spending most of it talking about Democrats waiting quietly for the “Fox & Friends” host […]
Trump’s Energy Sec Pick To Unveil Three-Pronged ‘Energy Dominance’ Plan In First Senate Hearing
President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for energy secretary, Chris Wright, is expected to unveil three immediate goals during a hearing Wednesday morning that will begin the confirmation process. Wright — Founder and CEO of liberty energy In his first hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, he spoke of restoring America's energy dominance in […]