Bessent testifies he told Pulte he was “going to kick his a**,” not punch him

President Trump’s pick for acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte has become a point of contention on Capitol Hill, including on Wednesday, when Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed to senators that he had a heated argument with the Trump loyalist last year — but disputed some of the details. The president’s decision to tap Pulte, who

Senate Aging Committee Examines Dangers of Foreign Drugs

The Senate Special Committee on Aging holds a hearing at 3:30 p.m. ET on June 3 titled “The Human Cost of Dangerous Foreign Drugs.” Witnesses: Lisa Salberg, founder and CEO, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association; Adam Clark-Joseph, chief analytics officer and cofounder of Valisure; Suzanne de la Monte, professor and vice cha… Original News Source Link –

Grenell says he was “rattled” by sentencing of man convicted of threatening him

Ric Grenell, President Trump’s special missions envoy and the former president of the Kennedy Center, says he was “rattled” Wednesday at the sentencing hearing of a man convicted of sending a threatening message to him in December. Grenell gave a victim impact statement in court before Scott Allen Bolger, a 33-year-old Virginia man, was sentenced

Senate Democrats Plan to Force Amendment Votes on Immigration Funding

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), joined by other Democratic lawmakers, speaks in Washington on May 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Democrats are preparing to force Republicans into a long series of politically charged votes as the Senate takes up a Republican bill to fund immigration enforcement. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said