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Here’s what’s happening…
– GOP senator turns the tables on Dems for ‘hypocritical’ roasting of Hegseth: ‘so funny’
–Massie removed from powerful House committee after voting against Johnson
– Speaker Johnson announces the flags fly with a full crew at the US Capitol during the presidential inauguration
Barbecue on the Hill
The election of President-elect Donald Trump Defense Department chief Pete Hegseth faced a Senate debate on Tuesday as lawmakers decide whether to vote to support the nominee.
Hegseth faced intense questioning from Democrats during the House Armed Services Committee hearing, including his previous comments related to women serving in military combat roles, and was interrupted by protesters who at times disrupted the hearing.
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 for the country.”Read more
Pete Hegseth, a military analyst at Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. and US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday. Photograph: Kent Nishimura / Bloomberg via Getty Images (Getty Images)
The white house
‘LEAD THE WORLD’: Biden issues second AI action in final week in office with executive order to fast-track US infrastructure…Read more
ANCHORAGE FURTHER: Biden announces the names of future aircraft carriers: USS William J Clinton, George W Bush…Read more
FEMA FUNDS: Biden announces $770 checks for residents affected by wildfires in California…Read more
Vehicles and homes burn as strong winds fan devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area, forcing people to evacuate, in the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, US, January 8, 2025. (REUTERS/David Swanson)
‘CASHOUT’: Hunter Biden’s ‘incomplete’ report, ‘Biden crime family’ protection busted by Comer, IRS whistleblower…Read more
World stage
The Trump transition
PLEASANT IN THE WHITE HOUSE: Elon Musk ready to take over White House office space: report…Read more
LOUD SOUNDS: Hegseth is interrupted by a number of protesters during his Senate confirmation hearing…Read more
U.S. Capitol Police officers remove a protester during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington, DC, U.S., Tuesday, January 14, 2025. Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Getty Images)
ABSENT AGAIN: Michelle Obama will skip Trump’s inauguration, 11 days after missing Carter’s funeral…Read more
‘I WANT TO KNOW…’: The defending Republican Hegseth presses the candidate for Secretary of Defense about her top 3 issues in the military…Read more
‘CLOWN’: Dem senator’s ‘lies and nonsense’ at Hegseth hearing fried on social media…Read more
Capitol Hill
SPORTS: Two House lawmakers vote with GOP to ban biological males from girls’ school sports…Read more
House 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) raise their hands when asked if they know a transgender woman during an event celebrating the House Women and Girls in Sports Act outside the U.S. Capitol on April 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. President Joe Biden has vowed to veto legislation that defines gender 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)
WHODUNIT: Global Health Agency in Action as Republicans Threaten to Cut Funding…Read more
DOGE HOUSE: House Doge Caucus Considers Federal Employees, Government Regulations in New Memorandum on Goal Setting…Read more
Across America
‘SPREAD SO THIN’: LA councilwoman whose district has been ravaged by wildfires seeks to hold leaders accountable for empty tanks…Read more
People look at 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 another fire broke out near Eaton Canyon. (Tiffany Rose/Getty Images)
COSTS OF THE BORDER CRISIS: Oklahoma Education Superintendent Sues for Reimbursement of Illegal Alien Education Costs…Read more
JUMPING: The top lawmaker is the first Republican to launch a gubernatorial campaign in the race to succeed Michigan’s Whitmer…Read more
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