Bessent, Burgum, Zeldin, Turner to Face Confirmation Hearings: Here’s What to Know

Trump tariffs and energy policies will be at the center of Jan. 16 confirmation hearings. The U.S. Senate will continue its slate of high-stakes hearings to consider President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominations days before his inauguration. Billionaire financier Scott Bessent, whom Trump tapped to head the Treasury Department, will headline the Jan. 16 schedule and

Trump’s Energy Chief Nominee Says He Supports ‘All-of-the-Above’ Approach to Energy

Fracking CEO Chris Wright pledges to implement a diversified approach to lowering fuel and electricity costs in a friendly Senate nomination hearing. Energy Secretary nominee Chris Wright told key senators that if confirmed, he’d embrace an “all-of-the-above” approach to energy development, sustain funding for research programs, slash permitting timelines, encourage natural gas exports, and accelerate

Recall Elections in 2024 See 77 Officials Removed From Office in 2024

The number marks a 40 percent increase over the ten-year average. Recall elections saw 77 people removed from office in 2024, a 40 percent increase in one year over the ten-year average of 55 officials removed from 2014 to 2023, according to a report published by Ballotpedia on Jan. 15. According to Ballotpedia’s data, there

6 Takeaways From Pam Bondi’s Confirmation Hearing for Attorney General

Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi fielded questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 15 as part of her confirmation process to serve as the next attorney general of the United States. During the hearing, both sides of the aisle focused on concerns about the weaponization of the Department of Justice (DOJ), which Bondi

Jewish Voice for Peace Committed Fraud To Obtain Six-Figure COVID Relief Loan, DOJ Says

Soros-funded group has organized illegal Capitol protests accusing Israel of ‘genocide’ (Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images) Jewish Voice for Peace, the prominent anti-Israel group that’s organized illegal protests attacking the Jewish state, committed federal loan fraud to obtain a six-figure COVID relief check, the Department of Justice announced. JVP falsely portrayed itself as a non-political group