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Senate confirms Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary
The wealthy financier is a staunch supporter of the president's hardline trade polices.CBS News - 1d -
Sen. Cassidy will vote to confirm Patel as FBI head
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced that he will vote to confirm Kash Patel, President Trump’s choice to lead the FBI. Cassidy, the chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions ...The Hill - 1d -
Hockey great Hull had CTE, researchers confirm
Bobby Hull, the Hall of Fame forward and two-time NHL MVP who helped the Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961, had CTE when he died two years ago, researchers at Boston University's CTE Center ...ESPN - 1d -
Kash Patel confirmed by Senate to be Trump's FBI director
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel's to lead the FBI under President Donald Trump.ABC News - 48m -
Trump loyalist Kash Patel confirmed as FBI director
Kash Patel, a longtime loyalist to President Donald Trump, was confirmed by the Senate Thursday to serve as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.NBC News - 1h -
Senate confirms Kash Patel to lead FBI
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel to serve as the head of the FBI, approving a pick with a string of controversial statements who has been accused by Democrats of directing a purge of ...The Hill - 1h -
Senate Confirms Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget Director
Mr. Vought, an architect of Project 2025 who served in the first Trump administration, will be at the center of President Trump’s plans to upend the federal bureaucracy.The New York Times - Feb. 7 -
Zelenskyy confirms a new Ukrainian offensive in Russia's Kursk region
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed a new Ukrainian offensive in Russia’s Kursk region and said that North Korean troops are fighting alongside Russian forces thereABC News - Feb. 8 -
All 10 people on missing plane that crashed in Alaska confirmed dead
All 10 people aboard a small plane that went missing and was later discovered crashed in Alaska have been confirmed dead, officials said in a statement.NBC News - Feb. 9 -
GTA 6 Exec Talks Approach To PC Releases, But Doesn't Confirm Anything
Grand Theft Auto VI is coming this year to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, but it won't be on PC at launch, at least based on what Rockstar Games and parent company Take-Two have said thus far. ...GameSpot - Feb. 10 -
CDC confirms Nevada dairy worker infected with different bird flu strain
A strain of bird flu spreading among dairy cows in Nevada has infected a dairy worker in the state, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.NBC News - Feb. 10 -
Durbin accuses Patel of ordering FBI firings before his confirmation
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin said he has "highly credible information" that Patel is behind the firings at the FBI, though he is not yet the FBI director.CBS News - Feb. 11 -
Why Tulsi Gabbard will likely be confirmed as director of national intelligence
The Senate is expected to vote on and confirm Tulsi Gabbard to serve as President Trump's director of national intelligence this week. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the ...CBS News - Feb. 11 -
How did Tulsi Gabbard go from controversial to a likely Cabinet confirmation?
President Trump's nominee for director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, will soon face a final confirmation vote. She was seen as one of his more controversial picks but is now expected to ...CBS News - Feb. 11 -
Senate confirms Gabbard to serve as nation’s top intelligence chief
The Senate voted largely along party lines Wednesday to confirm Tulsi Gabbard to serve as the director of national intelligence, the nation’s top intelligence official, despite strong objections ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
Tulsi Gabbard confirmed as intelligence head despite fears of pro-Russia stance
Senate approves nomination of former Democrat as Mitch McConnell is sole Republican to vote against Trump pick. Tracking Trump cabinet confirmations – so far Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic ...The Guardian - Feb. 12 -
Linda McMahon faces confirmation hearing for department Trump wants to kill
Education secretary nominee Linda McMahon is the next Cabinet pick of President Trump's to face a showdown with lawmakers — and the first he has told to "put yourself out of a job." McMahon, whose ...The Hill - Feb. 13 -
How Tulsi Gabbard won over Republicans to get confirmed
Tulsi Gabbard was sworn in Wednesday as the next director of national intelligence. During the confirmation process, she faced scrutiny from Democrats and some Republicans on the Senate ...CBS News - Feb. 12 -
Department of Education in limbo amid Linda McMahon's confirmation hearing
Mr. Trump has long teased the possibility of closing the Department of Education.CBS News - Feb. 12 -
Confirmation hearing underway for Linda McMahon, Trump's pick for education secretary
Former WWE CEO Linda McMahon is before the Senate on Thursday for her confirmation hearing to be secretary of education. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman reports on the hearing and ...CBS News - Feb. 13 -
Linda McMahon vows to ‘return education to the states’ at confirmation hearing
Linda McMahon, President Trump’s nominee for secretary of education, told senators she is “ready to enact” the president’s vision for the Department of Education by returning control of curriculum ...NBC News - Feb. 13 -
Linda McMahon grilled on Trump's plans for the Education Department at Senate confirmation hearing
Senators pressed Linda McMahon on what it would look like if the Department of Education were dismantled and how she would enforce civil rights laws during her confirmation hearing Thursday to be ...NBC News - Feb. 13 -
TMNT Collab Confirmed For Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 And Warzone
Following recent leaks , Activision has officially confirmed Call of Duty's next big IP collaboration is with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Season 2 of Black Ops 6 and Warzone is themed ...GameSpot - Feb. 13 -
LPGA confirms pace changes, new 1-shot penalty
The LPGA has announced its new pace-of-play policy that includes lower timing thresholds for fines and penalties, including a new one-stroke penalty for golfers who take too long to hit their shots.ESPN - Feb. 13 -
'Cobra Kai' stars confirm relationship with engagement rings at Netflix red carpet
Two stars of the Netflix series "Cobra Kai" confirmed their romantic relationship for the first time Wednesday night — with engagement rings.NBC News - Feb. 13 -
Their Late-Night Phone Calls Confirmed They Were Right for Each Other
When Kieran Miller and Emma McGee connected in Miami, it set off a spark that quickly became a long-distance relationship.The New York Times - 6d -
Watch Live: Trump's labor secretary pick faces confirmation hearing
Former GOP Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Trump's nominee for labor secretary, faces opposition from at least one member of her own party.CBS News - 1d -
Senate confirms Kelly Loeffler to lead Small Business Administration
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) to lead the Small Business Administration (SBA), keeping up a frantic pace to cement President Trump's team in place. Senators ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump FBI pick Kash Patel to get final Senate confirmation vote
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's pick for FBI director, will get a final confirmation vote in the Senate today. INBC News - 8h -
Bird flu confirmed in rats for first time, USDA says
The latest bird flu detections come as the U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to rehire bird flu experts that were fired as part of DOGE cost-cutting efforts.CBS News - 4h -
Watch live: Senate votes to confirm Kash Patel to lead FBI
The Senate is set to vote Thursday afternoon on Kash Patel's nomination to be the next FBI director. Patel advanced through committee amid controversy, both about his truthfulness during his ...The Hill - 2h -
US Senate narrowly confirms Kash Patel as next FBI director
Key Trump ally, who aligns with US president on range of issues, wins confirmation in 51-49 Senate vote. The US Senate has confirmed Kash Patel as the next FBI director, handing oversight of ...The Guardian - 55m -
The N.H.L.’s Lost Generation of Olympians
“All of a sudden, it’s 2025 and you realize you don’t have another chance,” Tyler Seguin said.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Freed Israeli hostage did not know of wife and daughters’ deaths, British family confirms
An Israeli soldier broke the news to Eli Sharabi on Saturday, after almost 500 days in captivity. The freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi did not know his wife and two teenage daughters were killed ...The Guardian - Feb. 9 -
Russia says U.S. relations are on brink of collapse, refuses to confirm Trump call claim
The Kremlin said Russia-U.S. relations were nearing collapse and would not confirm whether President Putin had spoken with President Trump, after Trump said so.NBC News - Feb. 10 -
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to oversee US spy agencies, advances to Senate confirmation vote
Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence, is another step closer to Senate confirmationABC News - Feb. 10 -
Sen. Durbin accuses Kash Patel of ordering FBI firings before confirmation as director
The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Dick Durbin, says he has highly credible information that Kash Patel is behind the firings at the FBI, something Patel denied in his ...CBS News - Feb. 12