Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said Sunday that he has no concerns about President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to serve as director of national intelligence. Gabbard, a vocal non-interventionist, has seen her credentials come under scrutiny, particularly in light of a regime change in Syria and her covert meeting wi
‘You rise to the level of your sycophancy’: Adam Schiff knocks Trump’s picks
Newly sworn-in Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for staffing his administration and discussed why he doesn’t think President Joe Biden should issue preemptive pardons in an interview on “This Week” on Sunday. “The precedent of giving blanket pardons, preemptive blanket pardons on the way out of an administ
Apparent tornado in California flips cars, sends several to hospital
An apparent tornado touched down in a small Northern California city Saturday, flipping cars, causing significant damage and sending several people to the hospital. The National Weather Service said the apparent tornado touched down at about 1:40 p.m. local time in Scotts Valley, about 30 miles south of San Jose. Several people were taken to [&hell
American couple killed in Mexico, found shot in pickup truck: Officials
Two Americans are dead after being found shot in a pickup truck in Mexico, officials said. Authorities located the couple while responding to a report of a shooting in Angamacutiro in the western state of Michoacán on Wednesday night, according to the state attorney general’s office. A woman was pronounced dead at the scene, while […]
Former Sen. Bob Menendez denied new trial after conviction in corruption case
A federal judge in New York on Friday denied former New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez’s bid for a new trial. Menendez was convicted of charges accusing him of corrupting his office but he argued the evidence failed to support those charges. Sen. Bob Menendez speaks to the media as he exits Manhattan federal court, July […]