Burgum and Wright figure will be at the forefront of Trump’s ‘energy dominance’ agenda Doug Burgum (Alex Wong/Getty Images), Chris Wright (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) The Senate voted Thursday evening to confirm former North Dakota governor Doug Burgum (R.) to lead the Interior Department and, in a subsequent vote, teed up a floor vote to consider
Gabbard’s hearing was a bumpy affair, with the former congresswoman defending past statements on FISA, Snowden, Russia, and surveillance abuses. Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, the nominee for director of national intelligence, appeared before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Jan. 30 for her confirmation hearing. Gabbard previously served in the House as a Democratic
President Donald Trump's pick to head the Department of Energy, Chris Wright, has advanced to a final confirmation vote in the Senate.
Late Wednesday night, Columbia University’s leading anti-Israel group, Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD), shared a video of its latest act of anarchy. At Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), toilets were clogged with cement. A Columbia Business School building, meanwhile, was soaked with red paint. Columbia quickly released a statement calling the acts
The top Republican on the Senate's chief health committee, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., indicated Thursday that he was “struggling" to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his inability to admit vaccines are safe and don't cause autism.
After a deadly crash at the nation’s capital, the president’s memorandum directed the FAA to review hiring decisions and protocol changes in the past 4 years. President Donald Trump signed an aviation safety memorandum on Jan. 30 to reverse hiring practices related to diversity, equity, and inclusion agendas for air traffic controllers and other transportation
The leaders of both Mexico and Canada have said they will retaliate in some manner. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will likely go ahead with placing 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada starting Feb. 1. “I’ll be putting the tariff of 25 percent on Canada and Mexico, and we will really