Five more of President Biden’s judicial nominees advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday and will proceed to the Senate floor in the coming days. Senate Democrats confirmed Biden’s 220th federal court appointment…
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Matt Gaetz, the former Florida representative and Trump nominee for Attorney General, announced Thursday that he is withdrawing as Trump’s pick for the top prosecutor, citing what he described as the ‘distraction’ his nomination had…
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‘Would love to’: Republicans jostle for open spots on Marjorie Taylor Greene-led DOGE panel
by adminSome House Republicans are embracing the idea of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., leading a new congressional subcommittee dedicated to cutting down on government waste. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is planning to…
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White House confronted on friendly reception of ‘existential threat’ Trump: ‘We are now in a different place’
by adminWhite House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday said that President Biden still believes that President-elect Trump is an ‘existential threat’ to democracy. But when confronted by a reporter about Biden’s relative silence on the…
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With Gaetz dropping out, do Hegseth, RFK Jr. and Gabbard now have bigger targets on their backs?
by adminFormer Rep. Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal as President-elect Trump’s nominee for attorney general amid growing fallout over sex trafficking allegations may prove problematic for Trump’s other controversial picks for top administration positions. Gaetz took his name…
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Democrat Bob Casey concedes Pennsylvania Senate race to Dave McCormick, ending recount
by adminPennsylvania Democrat Sen. Bob Casey on Thursday announced he has conceded the race to Republican candidate Dave McCormick, putting an end to a lengthy automatic recount in the Keystone State more than two weeks after…
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President-elect Trump announced Thursday evening that he’s nominating a former attorney general of Florida as the next attorney general of the United States. Trump’s latest Cabinet pick replaces Matt Gaetz, the former Florida representative and…
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Two U.S. officials confirmed to Fox News Thursday that a Russian ‘experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile’ (IRBM) launched at Ukraine was not hypersonic. Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed the attack Thursday evening in an address to…
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Pentagon ‘fundamentally rejects’ ICC decision to issue arrest warrant for Netanyahu
by adminThe Pentagon said it rejects the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday. Deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh…
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Speaker Johnson announces new Capitol bathroom policy in response to controversy over trans House member
by adminHouse Speaker Mike Johnson announced a new bathroom policy for the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in response to controversy related to transgender Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del. ‘All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office…