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Senate Committee Advances Gabbard’s Nomination for Director of National Intelligence

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The confirmation will now advance to the Senate floor. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence approved former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard’s bid to become the next director of national intelligence. The 9–8 closed-door vote means that Gabbard’s nomination will head to the Senate floor for a full vote, where she is likely to be confirmed as

Senate committee advances Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination as intel chief

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Washington — Tulsi Gabbard survived a crucial Senate Intelligence Committee vote on Tuesday after her nomination to be President Trump’s director of national intelligence appeared to be in jeopardy.  In a 9-8 vote, the Senate Intelligence Committee advanced Gabbard’s nomination to the full Senate. The vote fell along party lines. Republicans on the panel who

FBI discloses 5,000 names to DOJ as agents sue government over Jan. 6 scrutiny

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Two groups of anonymous FBI agents who worked on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigation and other federal probes tied to President Trump are suing the federal government over the Justice Department’s plans to review the FBI’s workforce and scrutinize agents who may have worked on the sensitive investigations, according to two separate lawsuits filed

Doug Collins confirmed as veterans affairs secretary

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Washington — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Doug Collins as secretary of veterans affairs, putting the former congressman and Iraq War veteran at the helm of a department that provides crucial care to America’s veterans. Collins, a former Air Force chaplain, was confirmed on a 77-23 vote, becoming the latest addition to President Trump’s

‘Financial Boondoggle and Environmental Disaster’: Billion-Dollar Solar Project, Once a Green Energy Symbol, Moves Toward Closure

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A massive Obama-era solar power plant is on the path to shutting down as President Donald Trump works to unwind federal green energy initiatives. Two of three units at the Ivanpah solar power plant, near the California-Nevada border, may cease operations next year after Pacific Gas & Electric announced last month that it would no