Former Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., was flanked by both sitting Wisconsin senators in a bipartisan show of support to kick off his Wednesday confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee. Duffy, who served five terms after flipping a seat held by Democrat David

The Biden administration is facing pushback from both sides of the political aisle for moving to cross Cuba off of the state sponsors of terrorism list. The U.S. slapped Cuba with the designation in 2021 shortly before then-President Donald Trump left office.  In a statement issued on

Conservatives on social media celebrated President-elect Trump’s attorney general nominee Pam Bondi’s response to a question from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., during her confirmation hearing on Wednesday.  ‘It would not be appropriate for a prosecutor to start with a name and look for a crime?’ Whitehouse

Government agencies are cautioning that President-elect Trump’s inauguration may attract violent extremists – especially those harboring ‘election-related grievances,’ according to a new report.  While no specific credible threats have been identified, agencies like the FBI, Secret Service and Capitol Police authored a threat assessment asserting that

A new national poll indicates that President Biden’s approval ratings remain well underwater as the nation’s 46th president is only days from leaving office. Just 36% of Americans approve of the job Biden’s doing in the White House, according to the latest CNN poll conducted by

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire deal that also ensures the release of hostages, Fox News has confirmed. President Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, held a press conference Wednesday announcing that the deal would roll out

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

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

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