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President Trump’s Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testified Tuesday at a Senate budget hearing and answered questions from U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) regarding the President’s new Air Force One jet, a controversial gift from the country of Qatar worth 1 billion by some estimates. [NOTE: After a New York Times investigation revealed the security []
President Donald Trump praised Lebanese President Joseph Aoun Tuesday in the Oval Office and gave reporters an update on the Iran war and negotiations — “they’re desperate to meet” with the United States, he said of Iranian negotiators. Trump also addressed peace talks between Lebanon and Israel and said he’s considering increasing pressure on Israel []
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) questioned House Administration Committee chair Bryan Steil (R-WI) on his “Stop Insider Trading Act,” which bans members of Congress from buying stocks individually, but does not ban them from buying stocks through private placements. The bill also does not ban members of Congress from buying mutual funds, crypto, selling stocks, []
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) quoted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth back to him this week from his testimony on April 8 concerning the Iran war. Noting that attacks since the ceasefire breakdown have successfully targeted U.S. bases and troops in the region, resulting in casualties, Murray said she’s “had a lot of trouble following this administration’s []
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) quoted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth back to him this week from his testimony on April 8 concerning the Iran war. Noting that attacks since the ceasefire breakdown have successfully targeted U.S. bases and troops in the region, resulting in casualties, Murray said she’s “had a lot of trouble following this administration’s []
President Trump’s acting Attorney General Todd Blanche repeatedly refused to answer written questions posed by U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) regarding the development of the Department of Justice’s 1.776 Billion “anti-weaponization” fund. Along with other inquiries, Tillis asked who was involved and who determined the amount of the fund. As seen below, Congress reporter for []
While a cyclosporiasis outbreak spread across the nation last week, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) wrote a letter to President Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The letter, dated July 16, reads: “Last year, you terminated the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network []
Jenna Ellis, the conservative lawyer who was a member of Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign’s legal team, criticized Trump-endorsed U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) as he campaigns to replace Ron DeSantis and become Florida’s next governor. Donalds, who has refused to debate the other GOP candidates before the Republican primary on August 18, on Monday []
Jenna Ellis, the conservative lawyer who was a member of Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign’s legal team, criticized Trump-endorsed U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) as he campaigns to replace Ron DeSantis and become Florida’s next governor. Donalds, who has refused to debate the other GOP candidates before the Republican primary on August 18, on Monday []
Democratic Texas State Rep. James Talarico, who’s running against Trump-endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to fill Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn‘s seat, responded to President Trump’s recent accusations of election fraud — including his claim that China interfered with the 2020 presidential election — with a suggestion. Talarico said: “President Trump just gave a []
