2 hours ago Kash Patel says FBI wouldn’t seek retribution against Trump opponents; at least five senior agency leaders reportedly demoted or moved – live

Trump’s nominee to lead FBI also denied having an ‘enemies list’; Tulsi Gabbard faces sharp criticism over past comments sympathetic to RussiaRFK Jr dodges clear answers on vaccines on second day of hearingsGabbard grilled on Snowden, Hezbollah and Putin in tense Senate hearingHere’s some more reaction to Donald Trump’s executive order instructing the military to prepare to house 30,000 immigrants at the US naval base in Cuba.“Guantánamo is a stain on our nation’s honor,” Jerry Nadler, a Democratic congressman from New York, said.For years, I have advocated for its closure, condemning the abuses and glaring lack of accountability that persist there. This massive expansion into a mass detention camp is morally indefensible & raises significant civil liberties concerns.We cannot allow this level of dehumanization to become normalized. We need to shut down Guantánamo once and for all. Continue reading...

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31 hours ago Watch live: Trump health secretary pick RFK Jr faces grilling at Senate confirmation hearing

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2 hours ago FBI pick Kash Patel refuses to answer if he would target Trump opponents at hearing

Key Trump ally strives to extricate himself from statements he had made earlier, claiming ‘mischaracterization’Kash Patel sought to allay concerns about his fitness to serve as the FBI director at his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday, but declined to engage with questioning that explicitly asked whether he would use his position to investigate some of Donald Trump’s top political opponents.The hearing revolved around Patel’s provocative public remarks attacking the FBI and his ability to resist political pressure from the White House, a topic that has come to the fore with the justice department rocked by the ouster of prosecutors who worked on cases against Trump. Continue reading...

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12 hours ago Health nominee RFK Jr to face further grilling at Senate confirmation hearing

Trump’s pick endured tough questions from Bernie Sanders on Wednesday and was accused of ‘peddling half-truths’After Robert F Kennedy’s bruising performance in a heated three-and-a-half-hour Senate confirmation hearing to become America’s top health official on Wednesday, he’s off to the health committee on Thursday morning for round two.The 71-year-old faces another grueling day of questioning from a more health-minded crowd, with Republican chair Bill Cassidy – a physician who caught Kennedy confusing basic facts about Medicare and Medicaid in Wednesday’s session – likely to press further on his grasp of America’s healthcare system. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Trump administration live: Kash Patel dodges questions on Jan 6 and 2020 election during FBI confirmation hearing

RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel faced off with senators over past statements and conspiracy beliefs

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34 hours ago Confirmation hearings begin for RFK Jr’s nomination to be US health secretary

Environmental lawyer turned anti-vaccine activist has sparked fierce resistance from scientific communityRobert F Kennedy Jr, the environmental lawyer turned anti-vaccine activist, faces a watershed moment this week as the Senate confirmation hearings begin on his nomination as the US’s top health official, setting up what could be the most contentious cabinet battle of Donald Trump’s second administration.The 71-year-old Kennedy, whose nomination has sparked fierce resistance from the scientific establishment, would take control of a sprawling $1.8tn healthcare apparatus at a time when public trust in medical institutions remains deeply fractured along partisan lines. Continue reading...

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22 hours ago Measles, bioweapons, bird flu, and abortion rights: RFK Jr repeatedly pounded with his past comments at tumultuous hearing

Trump’s nominee for health secretary faced a group of bipartisan senators during the first day of his confirmation hearing

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4 hours ago Trump administration live: Kash Patel distances himself from Jan 6 rioters and pardons in contentious confirmation

RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel’s Senate confirmation hearings underway on Capitol Hill

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7 hours ago Trump administration live: Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr face contentious confirmation hearings

RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel’s Senate confirmation hearings underway on Capitol Hill

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25 hours ago RFK Jr defends vaccine stance as protesters disrupt confirmation hearing

Robert F Kennedy Jr has insisted he is not ‘anti-vaccine’ and said he would rapidly address increasing rates of chronic disease in the US

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7 hours ago RFK Jr and Trump FBI pick Kash Patel face Senate confirmation hearings – US politics live

Health nominee Robert F Kennedy Jr faces further grilling on day two of his confirmation hearing as Patel will face scrutiny over loyalty to TrumpHere’s some more reaction to Donald Trump’s executive order instructing the military to prepare to house 30,000 immigrants at the US naval base in Cuba.“Guantánamo is a stain on our nation’s honor,” Jerry Nadler, a Democratic congressman from New York, said.For years, I have advocated for its closure, condemning the abuses and glaring lack of accountability that persist there. This massive expansion into a mass detention camp is morally indefensible & raises significant civil liberties concerns.We cannot allow this level of dehumanization to become normalized. We need to shut down Guantánamo once and for all. Continue reading...

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36 hours ago 'He cheats his way through life': The five biggest bombshells from Caroline Kennedy's open letter about RFK Jr

Caroline Kennedy, son of JFK and a former diplomat, blasted her cousin RFK Jr in an open letter hours before his Senate confirmation hearing to approve him as Trump’s top health official

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7 hours ago Trump administration live: RFK Jr returns to Senate as trio of president’s controversial picks face hearings

RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel’s hearings are expected to go ahead despite 67 passengers being feared dead after an American Airlines jet and military helicopter collided in Washington, DC

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26 hours ago In a chaotic Senate hearing, RFK Jr. insists that some of his best friends are vaccines

At his confirmation hearing, Robert F Kennedy Jr. was haunted by dozens of hours of podcast appearances from his time on the fringes of health science, Richard Hall writes.

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27 hours ago Canada and Mexico can avoid tariffs before Saturday’s deadline, says Trump’s commerce pick

Howard Lutnick testified at his US Senate confirmation hearing for his nomination to head commerce departmentUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s nominee to run the commerce department, Howard Lutnick, said on Wednesday that Canada and Mexico can avoid looming US tariffs if they act swiftly to close their borders to fentanyl, while vowing to slow China’s advancement in artificial intelligence.Lutnick, a billionaire Wall Street CEO, at his US Senate confirmation hearing said he has advised Trump to pursue across-the-board tariffs country-by-country to restore “reciprocity” to America’s trading relationships and said he would erect stronger curbs on China’s access to US technology, including advanced AI semiconductors. Continue reading...

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27 hours ago Tulsi Gabbard 'paid to mask connections’ to alleged pyramid scheme tied to her childhood Hindu sect

Lawmakers have been scrutinizing Gabbard’s ties to the Science of Identity Foundation, according to the report

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28 hours ago White House rescinds federal funding freeze; RFK Jr clashes with Democrats in tense Senate confirmation hearing – live

Officials scrap measure days after it sparked confusion and concern across US; Trump’s health nominee faces intense questioning over stance on vaccines Full story – RFK Jr and Democrats clash over his vaccine historyTim Walz, the Minnesota governor and former Democratic vice-presidential nominee, argued that Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze closely mirrors many of the proposals included in Project 2025.“We were preparing for it. They wrote it out. If you go back and look at that now, you’ll see this go step by step,” Walz told MSNBC last night. Continue reading...

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29 hours ago RFK Jr and Democrats clash over his vaccine history in confirmation hearing

Democrats confront Trump’s pick for health secretary over his seemingly contradictory statements RFK Jr’s confirmation hearing – live updatesRobert F Kennedy Jrs Senate confirmation hearing for health secretary erupted into a fierce exchange on Wednesday morning, as Democrats confronted him over his history of controversial vaccine statements while he insisted he would not restrict vaccine access if confirmed.The Senate finance committee ranking member, Ron Wyden, challenged the 71-year-old Kennedy over seemingly contradictory statements, reading quotes from podcasts in which the nominee had claimed “no vaccine is safe and effective” while testifying under oath that he supports vaccines. He read another quote from 2020 how Kennedy claimed he regretted vaccinating his children. Continue reading...

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30 hours ago RFK Jr clashes with Democrats in tense Senate confirmation hearing – live

Trump’s health secretary nominee faces intense questioning over his shifting stance on vaccines and the 2019 measles outbreak in SamoaConfirmation hearings begin for RFK Jr’s nominationTim Walz, the Minnesota governor and former Democratic vice-presidential nominee, argued that Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze closely mirrors many of the proposals included in Project 2025.“We were preparing for it. They wrote it out. If you go back and look at that now, you’ll see this go step by step,” Walz told MSNBC last night. Continue reading...

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31 hours ago Trump administration live: RFK Jr goes before Senate for confirmation hearing to lead health agencies

Robert F Kennedy Jr is answering questions from Senate Finance Committee to lead Department of Health & Human Services

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33 hours ago RFK Jr will admit that his children are vaccinated in opening remarks at Congress hearing

Robert F. Kennedy will declare that vaccines play a ‘critical role’ in healthcare at the Senate confirmation hearings

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