Tulsi Gabbard faces crucial Senate committee vote on nomination as intel chief
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Washington — Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence, faces a crucial vote on Tuesday that could doom or propel her nomination.
The Senate Intelligence Committee will vote on her nomination in a closed session, according to a committee aide. Republicans have a one-seat majority on the panel, meaning Gabbard cannot afford to lose a single GOP vote if all members are present.
The committee could still vote to advance her nomination without a favorable recommendation if she falls short, but she also risks not having enough Republican support in a floor vote. Just four Republicans would need to oppose her to defeat her nomination if there are no Democratic defections in her favor.
Two sloth bear cubs born at the San Diego Zoo in late 2024 made their first public appearance on Thursday.
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Washington — The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce, the nation's largest employer, by ordering agencies to lay off nearly all probationary employees who hadn't yet gained civil service protection - potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of workers.
It was Labor Day weekend 2003 when Matt Scribner, a local horse farrier and trainer who also competes in long-distance horse races, was on his usual ride in a remote part of the Sierra Nevada foothills — just a few miles northeast of Auburn, California —when he noticed a freshly dug hole along the trail that piqued his curiosity.
Prosecutors on Friday are set to present evidence that a Colorado dentist charged with killing his wife also tried to get a fellow inmate to kill a detective investigating him.
The history of Valentine's Day is mushy.
A Texas judge on Thursday ordered a New York doctor to pay more than $100,000 in penalties for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, a ruling that could test "shield laws" in Democratic-controlled states where abortion is legal.
Each Valentine's Day, millions of Americans gift their partners or loved ones with flowers, cards or candy as a token of their affections on Feb. 14. But while some see it as a commercialized "Hallmark holiday," the occasion actually has ancient roots in Roman history and connections to Saint Valentine.
President Trump is moving swiftly to shrink the U.S. federal government — the nation's largest employer — a move that he has said will slash wasteful spending and make the nation's civil workforce more responsive to his administration's dictates.
Washington — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate funding for foreign aid contracts and other awards while litigation moves forward, delivering yet another setback for the president as he seeks to make sweeping changes to the federal government.
Washington — House and Senate Republicans are racing to keep pace on competing budget proposals to enact President Trump's top priorities, with committees in both chambers voting to advance their respective plans this week.
A Texas man who killed his strip club manager and another man, then later prompted a massive lockdown of the state prison system when he used a cellphone smuggled onto death row to threaten a lawmaker, was executed Thursday night.
Less than a month after pulling TikTok from their U.S. app stores in response to a new law that requires TikTok to divest from its China-based owner, the social media platform was returning to both the Apple and Google Play stores Thursday night.