Durbin questions Pam Bondi about Kash Patel's comments on QAnon
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., asked Pam Bondi during her confirmation hearing about the QAnon conspiracy theory and comments that Kash Patel, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the FBI, had made about it.
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Senate Dems spent Pam Bondi’s hearing talking about one guy. (No, not Trump.)
The fixation by Senate Democrats became clear early in the confirmation hearing for Donald Trump's attorney general pick.Politico - 1h -
Trump attorney general pick Pam Bondi faces questions over DOJ independence
Senators will on Wednesday begin their public deliberations over Donald Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department, former Florida state Attorney General Pam Bondi.NBC News - 2h -
Pam Bondi grilled about Trump and 2020 election results
Several of Trump's Cabinet picks will face questions today during confirmation hearings, including former Florida AG Pam Bondi, his pick to lead the DOJ.NBC News - 9h -
Durbin pushes for details on Bondi's past lobbying work
Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.), the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, is asking two agencies to turn over additional information on Pam Bondi to determine whether her past lobbying work for ...The Hill - 5d -
Kash Patel’s Maga kids’ book is embarrassing. I should know – I’m a children’s author
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Police union endorses Trump’s attorney general pick Pam Bondi
The nation’s largest police union endorsed Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump’s pick for attorney general, ahead of her confirmation hearings in the Senate. In a letter to the Trump transition team ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Schiff says Kash Patel 'should not be confirmed'
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Kash Patel, who was tapped as President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI, should not be confirmed by the Senate. Schiff joined NBC News's "Meet the Press" on ...The Hill - Jan. 5 -
Sen. Adam Schiff says the New Orleans attack shows Kash Patel shouldn’t lead the FBI
Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said Sunday that the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans shows Kash Patel “should not be confirmed” as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI.NBC News - Jan. 5 -
Schiff: ‘Kash Patel should not be confirmed’ to lead the FBI
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) says he believes Kash Patel, President-elect Trump’s pick to run the FBI, is unqualified to run the bureau, especially in light of the New Year’s Day terror attack in ...NBC News - Jan. 5 -
Questions raised by Biden comments about New Orleans attacker
President Biden said Wednesday that the New Orleans truck attacker had posted videos online that showed ties to ISIS, but so far those videos haven't surfaced publicly. CBS News congressional ...CBS News - Jan. 2
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'It's disturbing': Hirono asks why Bondi can't say Biden won in 2020
Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, questioned Pam Bondi during her confirmation hearing about her not directly acknowledging President Biden defeated President-elect Trump during the 2020 election.NBC News - 41m -
'Very good news': Schumer praises Gaza ceasefire announcement
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., praises the Gaza ceasefire announcement as "very good news" in a statement from the Senate floor.NBC News - 3h -
Sen. Adam Schiff asks Bondi if she will investigate Jack Smith or Liz Cheney
Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., questioned attorney general nominee Pam Bondi if she would investigate former special counsel Jack Smith or former Rep. Liz Cheney during her Senate confirmation hearing.NBC News - 3h -
Bondi refuses to answer on possible prosecution of Smith, Cheney and Garland
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Bondi refuses to commit to enforcing TikTok ban
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