Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence

Washington — The Senate voted to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as the director of national intelligence Wednesday, ending weeks of skepticism surrounding her once-embattled confirmation and installing her as the leader of the U.S. intelligence community.  In a 52 to 48 vote, the Senate confirmed Gabbard’s nomination, with one Republican — Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky

Senate voting on Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation as intel chief

Washington — The Senate is voting Wednesday on Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation for director of national intelligence, after her nomination survived a crucial committee vote last week and cleared a key procedural hurdle Monday. Gabbard, 43, is a former Democratic congresswoman who represented Hawaii in the House from 2013 to 2021, and sought the party’s nomination for

U.S. sending “low-risk” migrants to Guantanamo, despite vow to send “the worst”

Washington — While the Trump administration has highlighted transfers of dangerous criminals and suspected gang members to Guantanamo Bay, it is also sending nonviolent, “low-risk” migrant detainees who lack serious criminal records or any at all, according to two U.S. officials and internal government documents. When he ordered officials to convert facilities inside the U.S.

Trump wants to shut the CFPB. So what does this consumer agency do?

Federal employees return to in-person work, while CFPB closes Federal employees return to in-person work, while CFPB closes 02:06 The Trump administration’s Feb. 8 order that employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau halt much of their work amounts to an existential crisis for a government agency that itself was born from crisis.  The CFPB

8 inspectors general fired by Trump file lawsuit challenging dismissals

Trump fires at least 15 inspectors general President Trump’s executive actions and inspectors general firings spark debate 02:38 Washington — A group of eight former internal government watchdogs who were fired by President Trump filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging their terminations. The legal challenge, brought in federal district court in Washington, D.C, argues that their

House Republicans release budget plan, with trillions in tax and spending cuts

Speaker Johnson on timeline for budget Speaker Johnson on timeline for budget plan as Senate Republicans move on own proposal 05:43 Washington — House Republicans released a budget resolution on Wednesday, laying a foundation for advancing President Trump’s agenda on border security, defense, energy and tax priorities, despite momentum around a competing proposal in the

Trump fires USAID watchdog who released report on impact of agency cuts

Washington — President Trump fired the inspector general for the United States Agency for International Development on Tuesday, one day after he released a report detailing the impact of the administration’s cuts to the agency, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Paul Martin, the ousted inspector general, was given no reason for his