Washington: Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel, US President Donald Trump’s FBI nominee, greeted his parents with ‘Jai Shri Krishna‘ after introducing them on Thursday during his confirmation hearing before a Senate Judiciary Committee. In a video that has gone viral, the Indian-origin lawyer, 44, is also seen bowing down to touch his parents’ feet before the hearing. … Read more
Washington, United States: Robert F Kennedy Jr faced a make-or-break Senate hearing Wednesday where he was grilled on his history of promoting vaccine misinformation and plans to upend US science agencies as he bids to become President Donald Trump’s health secretary. If confirmed, the 71-year-old Kennedy family scion and former environmental lawyer would take the … Read more
Washington: Robert F. Kennedy Jr faces a pivotal Senate hearing Wednesday where he will be grilled on his history of promoting vaccine misinformation and plans to upend US science agencies as he bids to become President Donald Trump’s health secretary. His cousin, Caroline Kennedy, has called him a “predator”, urging senators to reject him. If … Read more
Washington: Legislation that would have imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court in protest of its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister was blocked in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. The chamber voted 54-45 in favor of the bill, meaning the measure, which had already passed the Republican-majority … Read more
Washington: The US Senate appeared poised Friday to narrowly confirm former Fox News host Peter Hegseth for defense secretary, with opponents saying Donald Trump’s pick has nowhere near the experience for the huge job and a disturbing history of heavy drinking and domestic abuse. Hegseth’s resume is so thin and his list of alleged personal … Read more
Washington: The US Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe with overwhelming bipartisan support as director of the CIA, filling a key post in President Donald Trump’s national security team. The upper house of the US legislature voted 74-25 to approve Ratcliffe, who served as the director of national intelligence from 2020-2021 during Trump’s first term … Read more