The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted 28–0 to move Sean Duffy’s nomination to the Senate floor. A key Senate panel on Jan. 22 advanced President Donald Trump’s nomination of former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) to lead the Department of Transportation. The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted 28–0 to move his nomination
Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges are hosted by Reps. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), Jason Crow (D-Colo.), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.). At 5:15 p.m. ET on Jan. 22, Dunn and Hodges are expected to react to President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons of people criminally charged for part… Original News Source
Jocelyn Benson is seeking to succeed Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on Jan. 22 launched a bid to become her state’s next governor, joining a field seeking to succeed Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who cannot run in 2026 due to term limits. Benson, a Democrat like Whitmer, said in her announcement
The troop deployment comes after Trump signed multiple executive orders to expand border security. President Donald Trump ordered a new deployment of around 1,500 troops to the U.S. southern border on Jan. 22, as part of his ongoing effort to halt illegal border crossing and smuggling efforts. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the
The National Iranian American Council held a press conference on Jan. 21 discussing the executive order’s impact. Immigrant groups fear that President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order on national security is a precursor to a punitive travel ban that will target students who participated in pro-Palestinian university encampments and make obtaining visas more difficult.
The panel will be led by Rep. Barry Loudermilk under the House Judiciary Committee. House Republicans led by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced a new select subcommittee investigating the events before and after the breach at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The subcommittee is mandated to “uncover the full truth that is owed to
The FCC is ending DEI programs, following President Donald Trump’s order to dismantle federal diversity initiatives deemed discriminatory and wasteful. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially terminated its promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), following a sweeping directive from President Donald Trump to end all “illegal and immoral discrimination programs” at federal agencies.