Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Tuesday requesting he explain the recent firings of 18 inspectors general across the federal government. Grassley is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Durbin is the ranking member.
The song features inmates of the District of Columbia jail who had been charged and, in some cases, convicted of assaulting police officers on Jan. 6, 2021.
Days after President Donald Trump terminated more than a dozen Inspector Generals around the federal government, two high-profile senators are seeking more information on the dismissals.
In a statement, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders said that the freeze would have devastating implications for the “most vulnerable people in our country,” and described the Trump administration’s forceful disregard of Congress’s powers as a “dangerous move towards authoritarianism.”
FBI director nominee Kash Patel broke with President Donald Trump over commuting sentences for Jan. 6, 2021 violence against law enforcement.
Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.
Patel told senators he would commit himself to "due process and transparency" if confirmed as the bureau's director.
Three cabinet nominees ‒ Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel ‒ faced a questions from Senate confirmation hearings Thursday.
"These dismissals clearly violate federal law, which requires the President to provide Congress with 30-day notice of intent and detailed reasons to fire inspectors general," he says
Trump's FBI nominee spared with lawmakers for hours on Thursday, and was caught in several less than honest statements
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with former U.S. Congressman Sean Duffy, President Donald Trump’s nominee t
Kash Patel, nominee for FBI director under Donald Trump, faced intense questioning during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. His history of controversial claims, particularly regarding the FBI, drew criticism from Democrats.