Conservatives erupted on social media Tuesday following an exchange between Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth and freshman Sen. Tim Sheehy regarding gender identity. ‘How many genders are there?’ the Montana senator asked Hegseth on Tuesday. ‘Tough one.’ Hegseth responded, ‘Senator, there are two genders.’ ‘I know that well, I’m a Sheehy, so I’m on board,’ Sheehy responded, referencing the ...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says his country ‘never’ plotted to assassinate President-elect Trump and affirmed that ‘we never will.’ Pezeshkian made the statement during an interview with NBC News’ Lester Holt on Tuesday in Tehran. U.S. intelligence authorities had stated that Iran was exploring an attempt on Trump’s life prior to Election Day. ‘This is another one of those schemes ...
User’s Manual: Why some Trump nominees could be confirmed with a voice vote – and why some could not
The Senate will likely have a few Cabinet nominees who are relatively non-controversial. In the interest of time, senators could agree to expedite the process and confirm an individual nominee or several nominees by voice vote or unanimous consent. As long as there are no objections among all 100 (currently 99) senators. This speeds things up in the Senate, where ...
Let’s go back in time a bit. It was September and Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp was injured. So was his teammate Puka Nacua. Early in the season a dozen Rams players were injured. The team was blown out by the Arizona Cardinals on Sept. 15. After that game, McVay was asked if there were any positives he could ...
It’s been a long, long time since Iowa State women’s basketball failed to make a 3-point shot in a game. The Cyclones defeated Texas Tech 71-58 on Tuesday night, however, they had their NCAA record of 945 consecutive games with a 3-pointer end at Hilton Coliseum, as they shot 0 for 7 from 3-point range in the win. It was ...
American Coco Gauff had to navigate an unexpected obstacle Wednesday in her march to the third round of the Australian Open. Up a set and seemingly cruising to victory over Jodie Burrage of Great Britain, Gauff mysteriously couldn’t hold her serve as Burrage fought her way back into the match. After breaking Gauff twice, the 85th-ranked Burrage had a chance to ...
CIA nominee John Ratcliffe is telling senators on Wednesday about how he’ll reshape the intelligence community in what he calls ‘the most challenging national security environment in our nation’s history.’ Ratcliffe, who served as director of national intelligence during President-elect Trump’s first term, is testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee. The committee will then vote on his nomination before a ...
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team tapped a former senior health official from Trump’s first administration and an ally to top Trump loyalist, Harmeet Dhillon, to be Health and Human Services Secretary-nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s chief of staff, a new report indicated Monday. Heather Flick, a lawyer who previously served in multiple top roles at the Health and Human Services ...
President Biden is set to deliver his farewell address to the nation Wednesday evening as he closes out four years in the White House. Biden will deliver the address at 8 p.m. ET from the Oval Office, having earlier Wednesday published a farewell letter to the country. ‘Four years ago, we stood in a winter of peril and a winter ...
More than half of Americans say that President Biden will be remembered as a below-average or one of the worst presidents in the nation’s history, according to a new national poll. Just over a third of adults nationwide questioned in a Marist poll released on Wednesday said Biden will be remembered as one of the worst presidents in American history, ...