Trump’s nominees to lead the FBI and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence are scheduled for Senate hearings on Jan. 30. The Senate will hold hearings on Jan. 30 to consider President Donald Trump’s nominees to lead the U.S. intelligence community and the FBI; key national security appointees that are likely to face
Disgraced ex-senator Bob Menendez (D., N.J.) was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday afternoon for his role in a bribery scheme. Menendez was charged in 2023 and convicted last summer on 16 counts, including bribery, extortion, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice. Prosecutors requested a 15-year sentence for Menendez, citing “the seriousness of the defendants’
The Trump administration defended the move as empowering law enforcement. A group of Quaker congregations have sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), alleging that it is infringing on their religious freedom by allowing arrests of illegal immigrants at their meetings. The lawsuit, filed in the District of Maryland on Jan. 27, reads: “Allowing armed
The Senate in a 56-42 vote on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Three Democrats, Sens. John Fetterman (Pa.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.), and Ruben Gallego (Ariz.), joined all Republicans in supporting Zeldin’s nomination. President Donald Trump tapped Zeldin shortly after his election victory in November, calling the former New
The former New York congressman will lead the agency whose budget and scope the Trump administration is certain to slash. Former New York congressman Lee Zeldin has been confirmed by the Senate to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which, under President Donald Trump, is expected to see a significant slash in regulatory oversight and
Menendez’s wife Nadine Menendez was also indicted, and she is scheduled to be put on trial on March 18. Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison after being convicted in a corruption trial. Menendez, who was in Congress for 31 years, was found guilty last July for accepting
‘It’s not inflationary,’ Lutnick told lawmakers during his confirmation hearing. Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Commerce Department, endorsed across-the-board tariffs to correct unfair global trade during his Jan. 29 confirmation hearing. After returning to the White House more than a week ago, Trump has yet to outline his tariff plans. Since