Senate Intelligence Committee Holds Hearing on 2 Nominations Related to Intelligence

The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee holds a hearing to examine the nominations of Roger Mason, of Virginia, to be director of the National Reconnaissance Office, and Michael Vance, of Virginia, to be an assistant secretary of state (Intelligence and Research) at 3 p.m. ET on June 2. Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

LIVE NOW: Senate Intelligence Committee Holds Hearing on 2 Nominations Related to Intelligence

The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee holds a hearing to examine the nominations of Roger Mason, of Virginia, to be director of the National Reconnaissance Office, and Michael Vance, of Virginia, to be an assistant secretary of state (Intelligence and Research) at 3 p.m. ET on June 2. Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

Speaker Johnson says anti-weaponization fund ‘off the table,’ citing difficult vote margins

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that he told President Trump his proposed “anti-weaponization” settlement fund made it difficult for Republicans to push critical legislation through Congress, and that he believed the fund was now “off the table.” “I told him that it was a difficult prospect right now, given our vote tallies,” Johnson told…

Johnson on Pulte

Speaker Mike Johnson said he is deferring to President Donald Trump on his choice of housing official Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence. “The president has the right to make those confirmations or appointments, and the Senate, you know, has to weigh in as well,” Johnson said in an interview. “So, we’ll see

House Republican vows to force vote on bill blocking ‘anti-weaponization’ fund despite DOJ statement

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) on Monday said he plans to force a House vote on his bill to block the Trump administration’s so-called anti-weaponization fund, despite the Department of Justice’s decision to back down from the proposal for now. The nearly $1.8 billion fund, which would compensate people who believe they were unfairly targeted or…