In late July, as the Eastern Seaboard sweated through the second punishing heat ware of a restless summer, it was difficult to know which was the worse environmental disaster: the just-barely-contained BP blowout in the...
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: Directed by John Ford. With James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin. A senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.
Bio: Former three-term Texas congressman, 2018 Senate candidate. Age: 46 Pros: Coming off a narrow loss to Sen. Ted Cruz, the timing of his inspirational, if unsuccessful, candidacy makes him the hottest name in Democratic politics heading into the new year. And a robust online presence ...
Most of those chosen by the president-elect must be questioned by members of the Senate before it votes on their appointment. Even with the Republicans in control, some picks are controversial and could be blocked. Who is in? Kash Patel ...
Both the 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and federal law say the president of the Senate, which is a role that’s filled by the vice president, oversees the count of electoral votes. According to Politico, Harris has promised that “she won’t interfere” with a peaceful transitio...
Many of the generals who worked in his first administration — both on active duty and retired — have slammed him as unfit to serve in the Oval Office. He has condemned them in return. The Senate will still need to confirm Hegseth as defense secretary....
Pete Hegseth’s Senate confirmation hearing was full of contentious moments as the nominee for defense secretary faced stiff questioning over his controversial past. Aneeta Mathur-Ashton Jan. 14, 2025 Rubio to Tout ‘America First’ Sen. Marco Rubio says the ‘postwar glob...
Most of those chosen by the president-elect must be questioned by members of the Senate before it votes on their appointment. Even with the Republicans in control, some picks are controversial and could be blocked. Who is in? Susie Wiles ...