Senate confirms Kash Patel as FBI director
Additionally, two groups of FBI officials filed lawsuits in federal court after officials were ordered to fill out a survey asking about their role in investigations and prosecutions related to the Jan. 6,
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Senate plows through overnight budget ‘vote-a-rama’
The so-called vote-a-rama starting around 6 p.m.
The 1.47 percent mandate for chaos
But those same voters were not demanding that he raise tariffs, slash government sending and pardon Jan. 6 rioters, some of whom were convicted of assaulting police officers.
Senate Finance advances Greer to be US trade representative
The committee held Greer’s confirmation hearing Feb. 6, when he was questioned about his support for Trump’s tariff plans and various trade agreements.
Senate confirms Gabbard to be director of national intelligence
Trump said on Feb. 7 he would fire some of the FBI agents who worked on cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection in the Capitol, but not all of them.
Judge temporarily blocks agencies from removing health data
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta is pictured on Aug. 6, 2022.
Senator accuses Kash Patel of directing FBI personnel ‘purge’
Democrats have also slammed Patel for past comments he’s made about those arrested for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and commentary in a book he authored.
Senate advances Gabbard’s nomination to become DNI
Trump said on Feb. 7 he would fire some of the FBI agents who worked on cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection in the Capitol, but not all of them.
US ordered not to release list of FBI agents tied to Jan. 6 cases
A federal judge on Friday temporarily halted the Trump administration from making public a list of FBI officials who were involved in cases tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Graham unveils budget blueprint ahead of markup next week
The Congressional Budget Office has estimated the methane fee will cost the industry about $6 billion over 10 years, so the Environment and Public Works panel would have to account for that cost in its
House Republicans to work through weekend on budget package
The key sticking point going in was cost: Trump’s priorities for the package, including permanent extensions of his 2017 tax cuts plus new tax breaks and spending, could push the price tag near $6 trillion
Senate confirms Pam Bondi as next attorney general
Some personnel actions, according to reports, target employees involved in the investigations of Trump and the criminal probes of rioters who attacked the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021.
White House opens funding spigot for DOGE expenses
The total $6.75 million apportionments came in two bites — an initial $750,000 on Jan. 27 followed by $6 million on Jan. 30 — for "unanticipated needs" within the Executive Office of the President, according
Trump demonstrates his gift of gab in first two weeks in office
Following a hiatus after he was forced off Twitter in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, Trump returned to social media on Feb. 14, 2022, and began regularly posting from late April that
‘A little pain’: Trump plays long game on prices as Democrats cast doubts
It’s $5 to $6 in New York right now," he added. "It’ll go up to $8.
Crash sheds light on strained workforce controlling the skies
That action comes on top of a hiring freeze and an offer of buyouts to federal employees who leave their jobs voluntarily by Feb. 6, in a dramatic attempt to quickly shrink the federal workforce.Â
Trump firings tee up broader legal clash over congressional power
Trump appears to be betting that the Supreme Court, currently controlled 6-3 by Republican appointees, will continue along a line of reasoning in prior cases where they expressed skepticism on limits Congress
Senate panel advances Bondi nomination for attorney general
Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., pointed out that in the last week, Trump pardoned hundreds of people who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and he was not confident in how Bondi would curb Trump’s actions
Democrats grill Kennedy on vaccines, abortion in Senate hearing
He said Wednesday that "most experts" agree COVID-19 vaccines are not intended for 6-year-old children.
‘Tune out the noise’: Trump tests Democrats’ vow to try working with him
With his freezing of federal grants and loans; firing of federal government employees; issuing of 1,500 pardons related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot; and other early moves, the hard-charging president