Senators clash over FBI director pick ahead of confirmation vote
He has also had to explain his past commentary surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
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Why words matter in political fights
There’s almost certainly some waste — "expending carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose" — within a $6 trillion federal budget.
The ‘lost boys’ of Trump and Musk shrink next to real patriots
Hegseth, whose own background was once scrutinized, has downplayed the influence of extremist groups on members of the military and portrayed the Jan. 6 rioters as patriots.
Senators question Todd Blanche for top Justice Department role
The Illinois Democrat pressed Blanche on whether he would stop any effort to disclose information that might jeopardize the safety of FBI agents who worked on Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigations.
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.
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.
The nation’s report card hits crisis level
Overall, from 2017 to 2024, fourth-grade and eighth-grade reading proficiency declined by 6 points (going from 37 percent at/above proficient to 31 percent for fourth grade, and from 36 percent to 30 percent
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.
‘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
Man found carrying handgun after taking Capitol tour
beginning to relax the security posture around the Capitol, which had been heightened in the wake of last year’s presidential election and in preparation for the certification of election results on Jan. 6,
‘So much sharper’: Which Trump will GOP encounter during high-stakes talks?
He defied some Republican lawmakers’ long-stated stances when he issued pardons to nearly all the rioters convicted for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, as well as other first-night actions
Trump orders wide search for political bias in Biden-era actions
to a 2021 Justice Department memorandum that sought to address intimidation and violent threats against school administrators and teachers, as well as DOJ charging decisions in connection to the Jan. 6,
7 key focal points of Trump’s first-day executive orders
That’s in addition to the nearly across-the-board pardons of those convicted of offenses related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and Trump’s decision to pause enforcement of a prohibition on
Trump pardons nearly all Jan. 6 defendants, orders prison releases
President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned nearly all the rioters charged in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, wiping away criminal accountability and going further than some of his
Trump inauguration: ‘American carnage’ gets a fresh coat of paint
On Monday, Trump raised his right hand and swore to defend the very Constitution that the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot said he tried to subvert.
King never gave up his righteous fight, an example for all to follow
Well, maybe that would have been awkward, considering Trump’s boast that the crowds at his rally on Jan. 6, 2021, bested that day’s historic gathering.