Grassley, an Iowa Republican, opened the hearing by offering prayers to those who died in the plane crash in the Potomac late Wednesday night. “This is a horrible, hard-to-understand disaster that demands answers,” he said. Turning to Patel’s nomination, Grassley highlighted his background and stressed that it positions him well to lead the FBI. “Mr.
Gabbard, a former Democrat who represented Hawaii in Congress from 2013 to 2021, is an unconventional pick to oversee the nation’s 18 spy agencies. She served in the Army National Guard for more than 20 years, but does not have a background in intelligence. The 43-year-old was born in American Samoa and grew up in
4m ago Patel’s hearing set to proceed despite plane crash outside of Washington, D.C. In an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal, Patel laid out how he would approach the role of FBI director and pledged to work alongside the men and women of the FBI, calling them “warriors of justice.” “If confirmed,
Updated 17m ago On Day 1, Smith calls Kennedy and Trump “dangerous to mifepristone” Smith spars with RFK Jr. over school shootings, antidepressants 06:49 Sen. Tina Smith, a Democrat from Minnesota, used part of her time during Wednesday’s hearing to revisit Kennedy’s stance on abortion, saying the answers he has given to the committee
Gabbard, a former Democrat who represented Hawaii in Congress from 2013 to 2021, is an unconventional pick to oversee the nation’s 18 spy agencies. She served in the Army National Guard for more than 20 years, but does not have a background in intelligence. The 43-year-old was born in American Samoa and grew up in
Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee to serve as FBI director, is set to appear Thursday on Capitol Hill for a high-stakes confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee amid calls from Republicans for massive reforms in FBI leadership and concerns from Democrats about his fitness to lead the nation’s top law enforcement agency. Patel —
RFK Jr. questioned for hours on vaccines, abortion in contentious Senate hearing – CBS News Watch CBS News Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced questions from senators in a hearing that last more than three hours Wednesday as he strives to be confirmed as President Trump’s director of the Department of Health and Human Services. He