Epstein Secrets

mation hearing today for attorney general. ... He'd take over a department beset by low morale and under fire by Democrats for decisions made during the Trump Administration, and from Republicans for its investigation of the Trump Administration." Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX): "You do not view your role as attorney general as b

ate Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney of Utah said they would vote against confirming her." The AP notes that on Friday, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) "became the first Democratic lawmaker to oppose the confirmation of Tanden." However, according to Reuters, even "with doubts growing about T

avy, 888K) reports President Biden's nominee to "lead the Commerce Department would not commit to keeping Huawei on the US entities blacklist after the Trump Administration deemed the Chinese telecom company a national security threat and sought to limit its sway worldwide and its access to US markets." Gina Raimondo of

h did not come until two of the chamber's most conservative Democrats said they would vote against getting rid of the legislative filibuster." Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) have "said they would not vote to get rid of the filibuster, effectively ending the standoff." Axios (1/26, Peran

hat Blinken is "pledging $112 million in emergency aid to rebuild Gaza and meeting with Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas, sidelined by the Trump Administration." The CBS Evening NewsVi (5/25, story 9, 1:45, O'Donnell, 3.84M) reported Blinken is "hoping to solidify the peace after the deadliest fighting in

debating potential changes in a long-shot attempt to overcome growing GOP opposition." Sources told the AP that Sens. Susan Collins (R- ME) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) "are leading the informal talks," which "are, for now, focused on two issues that Republican senators have cited for their opposition to the

ry in Insider (4/25, 2.74M), Emily Taylor, the CEO of Oxford Information Labs, writes, "The reprisals [against Russia] represent a clear break from the Trump Administration. ... It was an impressive show of solidarity and combined intelligence capabilities, but whether it had the desired deterrent effect is less than c

gress In Infrastructure Talks. The Wall Street Journal (4/25, Leary, Subscription Publication, 8.41M) reports Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) indicated there has been progress in talks over infrastructure legislation but were clear they do not support President Biden's $2.3 trillion