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Here’s what’s going on…
-GOP senator flips script on Dems for Hegseth’s ‘hypocritical’ grill: ‘so ridiculous’
–Massie removed from the powerful House committee after voting against Johnson
-Speaker Johnson announces flags a fly with full staff at the United States Capitol during the presidential inauguration
Grilled on the hill
The election of President-elect Donald Trump To lead the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, faced a backlash in the Senate on Tuesday as lawmakers determine whether to vote in support of the nominee.
Hegseth faced intense questioning from Democrats at his Armed Services Committee hearing, including his earlier comments related to women serving in military combat roles, and was also interrupted by protesters who disrupted the hearing in some moments
Trump nominated Hegseth in November, just days after his decisive election victory over Vice President Harris, praising him “as a warrior for the troops and the country.”Read more
Pete Hegseth, military analyst at Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. and nominee for US Secretary of Defense by US President-elect Donald Trump during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, Tuesday, Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Getty Images)
White House
‘LEAD THE WORLD’: Biden issues second AI action in final week in office with executive order speeding up US infrastructure…Read more
DISTANT ANCHORS: Biden announces names of future aircraft carriers: USS William J Clinton, George W Bush…Read more
FEMA FUND: Biden Announces $770 Checks for Residents Affected by California Wildfires…Read more
Vehicles and a house burn as high winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area force people to evacuate, in the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, US, on January 8, 2025. (REUTERS/David Swanson)
“INPUT”: Hunter Biden’s ‘Incomplete’ Report, Protection of ‘Biden Crime Family’ Destroyed by Comer, IRS Whistleblowers…Read more
World scene
Trump transition
Cozy IN THE WHITE HOUSE: Elon Musk poised to occupy White House office space: Report…Read more
Loud noises: Hegseth was interrupted by several protesters during his Senate confirmation hearing…Read more
U.S. Capitol Police officers remove a protester during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, U.S., Tuesday, January 14, 2025. Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Getty Images)
ABSENT FROM US: Michelle Obama to skip Trump’s inauguration, 11 days after missing Carter’s funeral…Read more
“I WANT TO KNOW…”: GOP Hegseth holdout presses defense secretary nominee on her top 3 issues in military…Read more
‘CLOWS SHOW’: The Democratic senator’s “lies and stupidity” at Hegseth’s hearing are showing on social media…Read more
capitol hill
SPORTS: Two House Democrats vote with GOP to ban biological males from girls’ school sports…Read more
GOP Members and Female Athletes Mark Passage of Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 20: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (C) and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-VA) (L) raises her hand when asked if they know a transgender woman during an event to celebrate the House’s passage of the Women’s Protection Act and girls in sports in front of the US Capitol on April 20. 2023 in Washington, DC. President Joe Biden has vowed to veto the legislation, which defines sex as “based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth” and would ban all transgender women and girls from competing in girls’ school sports. (Chip Somodevilla)
WHO-DUNITE: The World Health Agency is getting cut as Republicans threaten to cut funding…Read more
DOGE HOUSE: House DOGE Caucus looks at federal employees, government regulations in new goal-setting memo…Read more
Across America
‘TO STAMP SO FANT’: LA councilwoman whose wildfire-ravaged district wants to hold leaders accountable for empty reservoirs…Read more
People watch smoke and flames from the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood on January 7, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Fueled by strong Santa Ana winds, the Palisades fire has grown to more than 2,900 acres and 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate while a second fire has broken out near Eaton Canyon. (Tiffany Rose/Getty Images)
COSTS OF BORDER CRISIS: Oklahoma Superintendent of Education Sues for Reimbursement of Education Costs for Illegal Aliens…Read more
JUMP TO: The top Republican lawmaker is the first to launch a gubernatorial campaign in the race to succeed Michigan’s Whitmer…Read more
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