Senate Confirms Pam Bondi as Attorney General

Bondi encountered opposition from Democrats concerned about her ability to remain independent from Trump. The Senate voted on Feb. 4 to confirm former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Justice. The 54-46 vote came a week after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to

Trump Says Iran Faces ‘Total Obliteration’ If It Assassinates Him

Trump said he’s ‘left instructions’ for the United States to take out Iran if the regime kills him. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said on Feb. 4 that the state of Iran will be annihilated if it assassinates him. “It would be called total obliteration,” he told reporters in the Oval Office in response to a question

Vance flexes political power in new role

The vice presidency may have taken JD Vance out of the Senate, but his brief service there has turned out to be instrumental in the early weeks of the Trump administration.  Vance has proven to be essential in getting President Trump’s most controversial cabinet nominees cleared through committees to a full Senate confirmation vote. Multiple