President Donald Trump’s most controversial Cabinet nominees have flooded the zone Thursday in back-to-back-to-back confirmation hearings The post Conspiracies, espionage, an enemies list: Takeaways from a wild day of confirmation hearings appeared first on Boston.com.

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Social media erupted after Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Kash Patel, nominee for FBI director, clashed over a Jan 6 song and the use of the word "we."

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Reflecting on a transformative residency program, the jazz vocalist now nominated for her first Grammy Award says her album Journey in Black reflects "the expansiveness of the Black experience."

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Inspired by the movement of insects gliding on the surface of water, University of Waterloo researchers have designed tiny robots controlled by light, offering promising possibilities for environmental remediation and biomedical applications. Their work is published in Advanced Functional Materials.

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President Donald Trump's pick to head the Department of Energy, Chris Wright, has advanced to a final confirmation vote in the Senate.

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Intel nominee Gabbard tries to win over skeptics in U.S. Senate confirmation hearing  Georgia Recorder

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DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard provided additional details on her meeting with then-Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in 2017, while appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

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Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar had a tense exchange at Patel's confirmation hearing Wednesday on Capitol Hill.

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FBI director nominee Kash Patel was grilled Thursday over the FBI’s investigation into alleged Trump-Russia connection, known as "Crossfire Hurricane."

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The Oscar race for best actress is getting nasty, with Karla Sofia Gascón -- the first transgender performer ever nominated for an Academy Award -- accusing the team behind a rival nominee of launching a smear campaign. The post Transgender Best Actress Oscar Nominee Karla Sofia Gascón Accuses Rival Nominee’s Team of Smear Campaign appeared first on Breitbart.

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Army secretary nominee Daniel Driscoll questioned whether Army helicopters should be flying training missions in one of the nation’s most congested flight paths after Wednesday's tragic Washington, D.C.-area collision.

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Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., quizzed FBI director nominee Kash Patel on how he would help get to the bottom of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

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Army sec nominee questions whether military pilots should train near DC airport  Fox News

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Democrats sounded off about the White House sending U.S. troops to the southern border, but Army secretary nominee Daniel Driscoll insisted that he did not believe it would affect readiness.

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Former FBI Special Agent Nicole Parker has a list of possibilities that Trump's nominee to lead the bureau could implement on day 1 if confirmed as director.

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Former Rep. Mike Rogers of Michigan says he's considering a second straight Republican run for U.S. Senate days after Democratic Sen. Gary Peters announced he wouldn't seek re-election in the 2026 midterms

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Trust in the intelligence community is at an "all-time low," Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence, said at her confirmation hearing. The post DNI Nominee Tulsi Gabbard Lays Out Weaponization of Biden Admin: Trust Is at an ‘All-Time Low’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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Lawmakers gave DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard more than a half-dozen chances to withdraw past support of Edward Snowden in her confirmation hearing, but she didn't take them.

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Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence, addressed the "lies and smears" of her opponents in her confirmation hearing. The post Tulsi Gabbard Addresses ‘Lies and Smears’ in Opening Statement at Confirmation Hearing appeared first on Breitbart.

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FBI Director nominee Kash Patel was involved in a tense exchange with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on Thursday over President Donald Trump's pardon of Jan. 6 rioters earlier this year.

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DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard slammed claims that she is puppet of President Donald Trump or Russia's Vladimir Putin in her opening remarks before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

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On Thursday, Kennedy will appear before the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee. The post 5 takeaways from RFK Jr.’s first confirmation hearing as Trump’s nominee for health secretary appeared first on Boston.com.

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Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) will introduce Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard at her Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday, Breitbart News can exclusively reveal. The post Exclusive: Sen. Joni Ernst to Praise Tulsi Gabbard’s ‘Duty, Honor, Service’ to Her Country During Confirmation Hearing appeared first on Breitbart.

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Director of National Intelligence Nominee Tulsi Gabbard plans to lay out her mission if confirmed, her national security experience, and her fierce independence at her confirmation hearing on Thursday at 10 a.m. ET, according to excerpts of her opening remarks obtained by Breitbart News. The post Gabbard: Political Opponents Are Upset by ‘My Refusal to Be Anyone’s Puppet’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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The nominee for director of national intelligence espoused provocative takes on foreign policy during public appearances. Senators are expected to challenge some of those in her confirmation hearing.

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RFK Jr. is back on the Hill for a second day of testimony, this time before a different Senate committee, after a first round that was contentious but saw no GOP defections.

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On a call with Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, six Democratic governors pushed him to slow down the confirmation of President Trump’s nominees and to do more to block his agenda.

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