4 of the biggest clashes between Patel, Senate Dems at his confirmation hearing
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Senate advances Trump’s energy secretary nominee to final confirmation vote
The Senate Thursday evening advanced President Donald Trump's nominee to head the Department of Energy to a final confirmation vote. The vote was 62-35. Chris Wright, the CEO and founder of Liberty Energy Inc., an energy industry service provider based in Colorado,
Senate confirms Doug Burgum to lead the Department of Interior
The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department, former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum. He secured confirmation with significant bipartisan support on a 79-18tally. On Wednesday senators had voted on a 78–20 margin to close off debate
Top Republican on Senate health committee says he’s ‘struggling’ to confirm RFK Jr
The top Republican on the Senate's chief health committee, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., indicated Thursday during Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s second confirmation hearing of the week that his vote for Trump's nominee to head Health and Human Services was not
Kash Patel turns tables on Dem senator with viral response: ‘You’ve got two minutes’
Conservatives on social media praised Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director, after a thorny exchange with Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar during his confirmation hearing Thursday. "That's a general statement and a mischaracterization of what I said," Patel told
Trump FCC chair targets NPR, PBS for investigation ahead of Congressional threats to defund
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched an investigation into media outlets PBS and National Public Radio (NPR) over member stations potentially airing "prohibited commercial advertisements," according to a letter obtained by The New York Times. "I am concerned that NPR and
Kash Patel vows to ‘do everything’ to help GOP senator expose Epstein files
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the FBI, pledged Thursday to work with a top Republican senator on exposing who worked with Jeffrey Epstein in trafficking and exploiting children. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., quizzed Patel about how he would
Kash Patel vows to end Biden-era ‘targeting’ of Christians: ‘Sacred trust’
President Trump’s FBI director nominee Kash Patel pledged in his confirmation to end the "targeting" of Americans by the government specifically as it relates to citizens who were in the crosshairs of the Biden administration for religious reasons. "Is it appropriate
Risch proposes bill to block US foreign aid from funding abortions
EXCLUSIVE: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch and Republican senators on Thursday are expected to roll out a measure that would prohibit the use of U.S. foreign aid funds for abortions, Fox News Digital has learned. The bill, titled "the
Where Trump’s Cabinet nominees stand in Senate confirmation process
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel testified before Senate committees on Capitol Hill Thursday as urgency builds to confirm President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominations. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Health and Human