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Right here’s what’s occurring…
-GOP senator flips script on Dems for ‘hypocritical’ grilling of Hegseth: ‘So ridiculous’
–Massie faraway from highly effective Home committee after vote towards Johnson
-Speaker Johnson publicizes flags to fly full-staff at US Capitol throughout presidential inauguration
Grilled on the Hill
President-elect Donald Trump’s decide to steer the Division of Protection, Pete Hegseth, confronted a Senate grilling on Tuesday as lawmakers decide whether or not they are going to vote in help of the nominee.
Hegseth confronted intense questioning from Democrats in his Armed Companies Committee listening to, together with his earlier feedback associated to ladies serving in navy fight roles, and was additionally interrupted by protesters who disturbed the listening to at some factors.
Trump nominated Hegseth in November, simply days after his decisive election win over Vice President Harris, lauding him “as a Warrior for the Troops, and for the Country.”…Learn extra
Pete Hegseth, navy analyst at Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. and US secretary of protection nominee for US President-elect Donald Trump, throughout a Senate Armed Companies Committee affirmation listening to in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg through Getty Photographs (Getty Photographs)
White Home
‘LEAD THE WORLD’: Biden points second AI motion throughout last week in workplace with govt order fast-tracking US infrastructure…Learn extra
ANCHORS AWAY: Biden publicizes names of future plane carriers: USS William J Clinton, George W Bush…Learn extra
FEMA FUNDS: Biden publicizes $770 checks for residents impacted by California wildfires…Learn extra
Autos and a home burn as highly effective winds fueling devastating wildfires within the Los Angeles space power folks to evacuate, on the Eaton Hearth in Altadena, California, U.S. January 8, 2025. (REUTERS/David Swanson)
‘CASHING IN’: ‘Incomplete’ Hunter Biden report, safety of ‘Biden Crime Family’ shredded by Comer, IRS whistleblowers…Learn extra
World Stage
Trump Transition
COZY AT THE WHITE HOUSE: Elon Musk poised to take White Home workplace house: report…Learn extra
LOUD NOISES: Hegseth interrupted by a number of protesters throughout Senate affirmation listening to…Learn extra
US Capitol Cops take away a demonstrator throughout a Senate Armed Companies Committee affirmation listening to in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg through Getty Photographs (Getty Photographs)
ABSENT AGAIN: Michelle Obama to skip Trump inauguration, 11 days after lacking Carter funeral…Learn extra
‘I WANT TO KNOW…’: GOP Hegseth holdout presses protection secretary nominee on her prime 3 points in navy…Learn extra
‘CLOWN SHOW’: Dem senator’s ‘lies and stupidity’ at Hegseth listening to roasted on social media…Learn extra
Capitol Hill
SPORTS: Two Home Dems vote with GOP to ban organic males from women’ faculty sports activities…Learn extra
Home GOP Members And Feminine Athletes Mark Passage Of The Safety Of Girls And Ladies In Sports activities Act WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 20: Speaker of the Home Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (C) and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-VA) (L) elevate their arms when requested in the event that they know a transgender girl throughout an occasion to have fun the Home passing The Safety Of Girls And Ladies In Sports activities Act exterior the U.S. Capitol on April 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. President Joe Biden has promised to veto the laws, which defines intercourse as ‘based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at delivery’ and would ban all transgender ladies and women from competing in feminine faculty sports activities. (Chip Somodevilla)
WHO-DUNIT: International well being company on chopping block as Republicans threaten to chop off funds…Learn extra
DOGE HOUSE: Home DOGE Caucus eyes federal workers, authorities rules in new goal-setting memo…Learn extra
Throughout America
‘SPREAD SO THIN’: LA councilwoman whose district ravaged by wildfires appears to carry leaders accountable for empty reservoirs…Learn extra
Individuals watch the smoke and flames from the Palisades Hearth within the Pacific Palisades neighborhood on Jan. 7, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds, the Palisades Hearth has grown to over 2,900 acres and 30,000 folks have been ordered to evacuate whereas a second hearth has emerged close to Eaton Canyon. (Tiffany Rose/Getty Photographs)
BORDER CRISIS COSTS: Oklahoma training superintendent suing for reimbursement of prices of training for unlawful aliens…Learn extra
JUMPING IN: Prime lawmaker first Republican to launch gubernatorial marketing campaign in race to succeed Michigan’s Whitmer…Learn extra
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