Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico recalled “provocative” remarks he previously made about God during a Thursday appearance on “The Bulwark” podcast, where he later defended the comment as both political and theological. “I know that I was being provocative with that comment,” Talarico said. The Democrat Senate nominee acknowledged that he made the statement […]
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Racist text scandal sinks Trump nominee for government watchdog post
Paul Ingrassia withdrew his nomination to lead a government watchdog agency on Tuesday after his inflammatory rhetoric came to a head this week in a report about race-fueled text messages he purportedly sent. Ingrassia’s decision to remove himself from consideration comes two days before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs was set […]
Dems dig in, Trump demands all: Nominee fight boils over in Senate as GOP looks for a deal
The path to a deal on confirming a slew of President Donald Trump’s nominees appeared shaky at best in the Senate Saturday, as Republicans and Democrats sparred over terms and conditions to find a way forward. Senators were supposed to be long gone from Washington by now, but Trump’s demands to ram his nominees through […]
‘I’m ready to fight’ — Ukraine’s rejected nominee for economic crimes bureau calls government decision ‘unlawful’
Oleksandr Tsyvinsky, currently a detective at Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau, gave his first public interview to Ukrainian publication Economichna Pravda, accusing the government of using “manipulative” security concerns to block his appointment to head the Bureau of Economic Security. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. […]
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, was tapped by the 47th president to head the Department of Energy under […]
‘We know who the good guy is’ — Trump’s defense nominee grilled over war in Ukraine
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary was grilled over the war in Ukraine during a confirmation hearing on Jan. 14, after he failed to mention Russia’s full-scale invasion during his opening remarks. Speaking to the Armed Services Committee, Pete Hegseth was asked if the omission was “code for ‘we’re going to abandon Ukraine.’” “We […]