Lawmakers on the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday took the unusual step of delaying a public hearing to consider three of President Trump’s nominees, after Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said their FBI background checks raised “significant questions.”
The Banking panel had a 10 a.m. hearing scheduled to consider the nominations of Christopher Phelan to chair the Council of Economic Advisers, John Crews to serve in the National Credit Union Administration and Jeffrey Ledbetter to be inspector general (IG) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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Houthi attacks create tinderbox in Red Sea: What to know
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Houthi strikes on a pair of Saudi oil tankers have created an explosive situation in the Red Sea, threatening to open a new front in the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran and further roil the global energy market.
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US-Saudi nuclear deal faces swift backlash on multiple fronts
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The Trump administration faced immediate backlash from non-proliferation advocates and supporters of Israel on Wednesday after news broke of a nuclear cooperation deal signed between the United States and Saudi Arabia.
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Live updates: House OKs, Senate rejects war powers resolution; DOJ will drop New York Times subpoenas
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President Trump is threatening to intensify the war with Iran as some Republican lawmakers urge him to “finish the job,” but there is also widespread skepticism on Capitol Hill on both sides of the aisle about whether he can deliver a victory.
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Vance detail Secret Service agent suspected of leaking information put on administrative leave
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The U.S. Secret Service said Thursday it was investigating a member of Vice President Vance’s detail for allegedly leaking sensitive information.
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Senate GOP expresses concern over Iran endgame after Hegseth hearing
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Senate Republicans are growing increasingly concerned about what they say is a lack of a clear plan to end the military conflict with Iran, warning that rising U.S. casualties and stubbornly high gas prices are going to hurt their party in the midterm election.
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O’Reilly: Trump should ‘take the next month off’
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Political commentator Bill O’Reilly on Wednesday said President Trump should “take the next month off” as the 80-year-old chief executive faces widening foreign and domestic dilemmas.
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Ossoff leads Collins by 9 points in Georgia Senate race: Poll
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Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff (Ga.) holds a 9-point lead over Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) in a new AARP poll, with less than four months remaining before voters in the Peach State decide whether to give Ossoff a second Senate term.
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