POLITICS

Nomination Hearing for Trump’s AG Nominee Pam Bondi Set for Jan. 15–16

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WASHINGTON—The Senate Judiciary Committee announced on Jan. 9 that the nomination hearing for Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, has been scheduled for Jan. 15 and 16. In a Nov. 24, 2024, statement announcing Bondi as his choice to lead the Justice Department, Trump cited her work as Florida attorney general including

Huge Bipartisan Majority Able To Overcome Far-Left Filibuster on Laken Riley Act

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The Laken Riley Act has more than enough votes to pass the Senate and overcome a filibuster, a procedural vote showed on Tuesday. Dozens of Democrats joined all voting Republicans in expressing support for the bill, easily clearing the 60-vote threshold to prevent far-left senators from filibustering the bill. The legislation, named after a nursing

Elon Musk Tests His Political Influence Across the Atlantic

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After backing Trump’s successful 2024 bid to return to the White House, Musk has waded into political debates throughout Europe. European leaders are reacting as billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is increasingly weighing in on European political debates. Musk, the wealthiest man in the world, has substantially grown his political influence in recent years. Since

Jimmy Carter’s final journey through Georgia underway

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Carter’s is the fifth official national funeral service for a president that has been held in the National Cathedral, following Presidents Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush, the Very Rev. Randolph Hollerith, the dean of the National Cathedral, told reporters Wednesday.  But “every funeral itself, whether it’s presidential or otherwise, is completely