Capitol agenda: Big day for Trump nominees, questions on plane crash

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Several of President Donald Trump’s toughest confirmation fights are playing out in the Senate today.
Here’s a rundown of what we’re watching.
Tulsi Gabbard: Trump’s pick to serve as director of national intelligence will appear before Senate Intel at 10 a.m. At least three Republicans on the panel are undecided: Sens.
Republican lawmakers are declining to press Vought on the uproar around the Trump administration’s federal spending freeze.
What else we’re watching:

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Today, the Senate is witnessing some of the most difficult confirmation battles for President Donald Trump. Here is a summary of what we are currently viewing.

At 10 a.m., Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s nominee to be the director of national intelligence, will testify before Senate Intel. M. Among the panel’s Republicans, at least three senators are unsure. Todd Young, Jerry Moran, and Susan Collins. Sen. After voting against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Mitch McConnell is also under intense scrutiny.

To promote Gabbard, Republicans have been talking about using unusual strategies. In order to exert pressure on members, some want to take the extraordinary step of making the Intelligence Committee’s vote public, as Rachael Bade revealed this week.

Otherwise, she could be sent to the Senate floor without a recommendation in her favor. In a brief interview, Senate Majority Leader John Thune expressed doubt about its viability, stating: “It’s been done before, but rarely.”. “”.

For Robert F. Kennedy Jr. At 10 a.m., the HHS nominee appears before Senate HELP. A. Kennedy appeared to pass his first exam at Senate Finance on Wednesday, even though he made mistakes when answering questions about Medicare and Medicaid. Senators will question him closely today regarding his previous anti-vaccine statements.

Kash Patel: Democrats are getting ready to attack the FBI’s proposed director at ten in the morning. M. Senate Judiciary hearing over remarks he made in the past implying he would target the president’s political rivals and social media posts ridiculing violence against lawmakers.

Russ Vought: At noon, it is anticipated that the Senate Budget will accept Vought’s OMB nomination along party lines. Regarding the controversy surrounding the federal spending freeze imposed by the Trump administration, Republican lawmakers are refusing to question Vought. In the midst of this week’s turmoil, Democrats who were already inclined to oppose him attempted in vain to postpone his committee vote.

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