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1 day ago · South Carolina GOP Rep. Lindsey Graham said he’s “ready” to vote to confirm Kash Patel as the next FBI director. During an interview on CBS, Graham praised Patel and said he believes the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate will confirm him. Host Margaret Brennan began the segment by asking ...

Jan 22, 2025 · As Axios first reported, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Ashley Moody, the state’s attorney general, to take Rubio’s spot in the Senate. Shortly after being sworn in, Trump began signing more than 200 executive actions, a vast wave of policy priorities centered on energy, border security, lowering the cost of living for American families, terminating DEI programs throughout the ...

4 days ago · House Speaker Mike Johnson has extended an invitation to President Donald Trump to address Congress on March 4 after he hit the ground running with rapid-fire orders and implementation of his agenda. A letter to Trump from the Louisiana Republican, obtained by Fox News, says, “Thanks to your ...

6 days ago · “And they have been screaming at the top of their lungs for something to happen to fix the border problem,” he said. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, who proposed Sarah’s Law, an amendment lawmakers adopted in the bill, told Fox News Digital, “Nearly a decade ago, 21-year-old Sarah Root’s life was tragically cut short when she was killed by …

6 days ago · President Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI Director, Kash Patel, will have a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. The panel plans to vote on Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi on the same day. The leading Democrat on the committee, Senate Minority Whip Richard J ...

4 days ago · The Senate voted on Saturday to confirm South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, making her the fourth of President Donald Trump’s nominees to secure approval. The vote was 59–34, with all Republicans present voting in favor. Noem’s confirmation ...

Dec 30, 2024 · Meanwhile, the ‘DC swamp’ continues to try and undermine Trump’s ‘change’ agenda. William Webster, 100, a Republican who is the only person to have led the FBI and CIA and did so during the terms of late Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, penned a letter late last week warning against confirming Kash Patel to head the FBI and Tulsi Gabbard as the head of National Intelligence.

Dec 24, 2024 · The speaker vote is set for Jan. 3, 2025. A slimmed-down version of the once-massive 1,500-plus page spending bill also failed on Thursday. In all, 38 Republicans refused to approve the much smaller bill, which failed to pass the two-thirds muster by a vote of 174 to 235.

Dec 16, 2024 · Fox News anchor Bret Baier provided a positive update on Hegseth during a segment on Fox News on Tuesday. Baier said there’s been “growing optimism” with Trump’s team that Hegseth’s nomination is moving in the “right direction” with Republican senators. “I think there is this growing optimism with the President-elect and …