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- January 25, 2025
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Senate Confirms Trump Homeland Secretary

Kristi Noem has been confirmed as Secretary of Homeland Security in a decisive 59-34 Senate vote, securing bipartisan support from seven Democrats. The former South Dakota governor steps into a critical role as President Trump doubles down on his agenda to bolster border security and address illegal immigration. Noem’s Legacy and Vision Noem, who served […]

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- January 23, 2025
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Senate Confirms Trump CIA Director

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On Thursday, the Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency in an overwhelmingly bipartisan fashion, making him the second member of President Trump’s national security team to be approved by the upper chamber. Senators confirmed Ratcliffe in a 74-25 vote. Twenty-one members who caucus with Democrats voted with every present Republican. Sen. John […]

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- January 22, 2025
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Tim Kaine Fumes At Trump Appointee In Tense Hearing Exchange

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) threw down on Wednesday with Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, over his past comments Vought, a key contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 agenda, made the comments in private speeches, which were made public by ProPublica in October 2024. Trump nominated Vought, who has advocated for replacing the […]

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- January 13, 2025
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CNN Commentator Predicts ‘All’ Trump Nominees Will Be Confirmed

CNN’s Manju Raju predicted President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees will cruise through the confirmation process. Raju’s colleague Jim Acosta kicked off a segment on Monday morning by noting that “13 of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks will be on Capitol Hill this week for their confirmation hearings before the Senate,” including Secretary of Defense-designate Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State-designate Marco Rubio. “Manu, […]

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- January 8, 2025
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Virginia Dem Meets With Trump National Intelligence Nominee

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) is facing an uphill battle for confirmation. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, signaled he plans to meet again with Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii). Fox News’s Chad Pergram summed up the Virginia Democrat’s remarks, quoting, “This is an extraordinarily serious job that […]

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- January 3, 2025
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Dem Senator Signals Openness To Supporting Trump Nominees

A step in the right direction… Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) signaled during an interview on Sunday that he is open to voting to confirm some of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees. Kim made the remarks during a Sunday interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Dana Bash when asked if he would be open to […]

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