Gabbard gains support from 3 key GOP senators ahead of confirmation vote

by admin | Feb 4, 2025 | Politics

Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Senate Intelligence Committee is expected to vote on former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination for Director of National Intelligence in a closed-door session Tuesday afternoon. The vote follows...

RFK Jr. passes key Senate panel vote to advance health secretary nomination

by admin | Feb 4, 2025 | Politics

Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday voted to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services under President Donald Trump.The panel voted along...

New York attorney general calls on state health care providers to continue gender-affirming care

by admin | Feb 4, 2025 | Politics

Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Image(NEW YORK) — New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter to health care providers, calling on medical institutions to continue providing gender-affirming care amid reports, according the attorney...

Senate Finance Committee advances RFK Jr.’s nomination to be Trump’s health secretary

by admin | Feb 4, 2025 | Politics

Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday voted to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services under President Donald Trump.The panel voted along...

‘Paid administrative hell’: Some Department of Education staff put on leave after Trump’s DEI reversal

by admin | Feb 4, 2025 | Politics

Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Dozens of Department of Education employees received letters as business hours closed Friday placing them on administrative leave, according to a copy of one letter obtained by ABC News.While no specific reason...

Marco Rubio says El Salvador’s president agrees to house US criminals in his country’s jails

by admin | Feb 4, 2025 | Politics

Mark Schiefelbein / POOL AP / AFP(WASHINGTON) — United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele and said the Central American nation has agreed to not only take in deported foreign nationals who committed crimes —...