March 19, 2024

The surprising corner of the Senate that’s sinking Biden nominees

Sen. Ted Cruz (center), the ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, speaks beside Chair Maria Cantwell (right) during a committee hearing on Feb. 15, 2src23. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo Relatively obscure nominations are turning into Senate knife fights as 2src24 approaches. And the Commerce Committee is the center of the

Vance sends a ‘wokeness’ questionnaire to State nominees

Sen. J.D. Vance said he’s recently lifted some holds after getting the filled-out questionnaires, but didn’t say which ones. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Republican Sen. J.D. Vance has sent questionnaires designed to figure out whether some nominees for top State Department jobs are, in his estimation, too “woke.” The Ohio lawmaker confirmed the questionnaires and that

‘I Hire For Diversity’: Pentagon Nominees Blocked By GOP Senator Are Pushing Left-Wing Initiatives To Reshape Military

Several of the military officers whose promotions are held up due to a senator’s fight with the Pentagon have supported left-wing cultural stances and diversity initiatives, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation review of social media posts, Pentagon materials and public footage. Republican Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville has single-handedly blocked numerous officers’ confirmations in

EXCLUSIVE: Ted Cruz Explains How He Tanked Biden’s Nominees

Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz outlined his efforts to tank President Joe Biden’s nominees as the ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee, in an exclusive interview with the Daily Caller. Cruz, mentioned that in the first five months of 2023, three non-judicial Biden nominees have been defeated in the Senate, after failing to make

Tom Cotton: Republicans Should Not Help Democrats Confirm Biden’s Radical Judicial Nominees

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) wrote on Saturday that Republicans should not help Democrats confirm President Joe Biden’s radical judges by allowing a “temporary” replacement to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on the Judiciary Committee. Feinstein has faced calls to resign as she has continued her indefinite absence, which led the California Democrat to ask Senate Majority

Cotton vows to block Biden nominees over classified documents flap

Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton’s stance on blocking any nominees put forward by President Joe Biden threatens to shut down an already slow-moving Senate. | Scott Applewhite/AP Photo Tom Cotton says he will slow down confirmation of all of President Joe Biden’s nominees until Congress is allowed to review the classified documents found at the residences

Exclusive – Meet the Real Kari Lake: Arizona’s GOP Gubernatorial Nominee’s Journey from Beloved News Anchor to Dynamic MAGA Candidate

PHOENIX, AZ – Arizona’s Kari Lake, a former Fox 10 Phoenix anchor running for governor as a Republican, sat down with Breitbart News for an exclusive interview where she recounted why she exited the world of journalism and detailed what sets her skyrocketing grassroots campaign apart from other candidates.  Lake, who Democrat strategists see as…

Ron DeSantis Rallies with AZ GOP Nominees Kari Lake, Blake Masters, Pushes for ‘Retirement of Nancy Pelosi’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) addressed 3,500 attendees at Turning Point Action’s “Unite and Win” rally in support of Arizona’s gubernatorial Republican candidate Kari Lake and senate Republican candidate Blake Masters on Sunday. He proclaimed that Americans will be “fighting back” in the 2022 midterm elections, “which will result in the retirement of Nancy Pelosi.”…

President Biden Releases His First Batch Of Judicial Nominees

March 30, 2021 9:38 AM ET President Joe Biden released the first judicial nominations of his presidency Tuesday, nominating 11 candidates to federal appeals and district courts. “This trailblazing slate of nominees draws from the very best and brightest minds of the American legal profession. Each is deeply qualified and prepared to deliver justice faithfully…

Conservative Groups Launch $2 Million Campaign Against Biden’s ‘Dark Money’ Ties, Health And DOJ Nominees

A coalition of conservative groups launched a $2 million media campaign targeting progressive “dark money” groups that funded President Joe Biden’s campaign. “Dark money groups led by Arabella Advisors, among others, now want payback for helping Joe Biden get elected,” Caitlin Sutherland, executive director of Americans for Public Trust, said in a statement. Americans for…

They Did it Again: Media Downgrades Another Trump Nominee’s Accomplishments.

Earlier this month, Larry Kudlow was tapped to replace Gary Cohn as President Trump’s new senior economic advisor and leader of the National Economic Council. Kudlow is an established economist who worked for the Reagan administration. He also hosted a show on CNBC. CNN thought the latter part of his résumé was more important to […]

GOP changes rules to push through nominees after Dem boycott

Senate Republicans pushed through a pair of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees Wednesday, upending standard committee rules to circumvent a Democratic boycott. The Senate Finance Committee advanced a pair of Trump’s nominees with only Republican members present — Steven Mnuchin to head the Treasury Department, and Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) as secretary of Health and Human […]

Dems boycott confirmation votes for Trump nominees

  Senate Democrats on Tuesday refused to attend a committee vote on two of President Trump’s more controversial nominees, effectively delaying their consideration. Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee boycotted votes to advance Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), Trump’s pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services, and Steven Mnuchin, his selection to head […]

HISTORICAL LAST STAND – BLOCKING OF ANY SUPREME COURT NOMINEES

These are the times that try men’s souls.  The passing of Justice Scalia is more significant than we realize.  There are many important cases recently heard by the Supreme Court–on abortion, immigration, etc.–that were likely 5-4 decisions.  Now they will become 4-4 decisions and, consequently, allow the lower court decisions to stand. In speaking with […]

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