DAILYCALLER (Ashley Brasfield) - Kash Patel Doubles Down On Defending FBI Bestiality Hiring Policy
‘So you disqualified the animal?’
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Patel on FBI hiring standards: We are not disqualifying victims of bestiality
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) grilled FBI Director Kash Patel about the probes into ICE-involved shootings, FBI hiring standards, the Epstein files, and more.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Durbin slams Patel for installing 'MAGA loyalists' at FBI
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) delivered his opening remarks at FBI Director Kash Patel's hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Watch live: Schumer, Durbin join Epstein survivors to oppose Blanche's AG nomination
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) will join with survivors of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to voice their opposition to President Trump's nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve full-time as the nation's top federal prosecutor. Blanche was grilled by senators earlier Wednesday about the Justice Department's handle on the files related to Epstein, Trump's recent IRS settlement, the now defunct "anti-weaponization" fund and more during a confirmation hearing.
DAILYCALLER (Faith Miller) - Trump AG Nominee, Democrat Senator Come To Blows Over Epstein Files
‘She can sit right next to you’
Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin interrogated acting Attorney General Todd Blanche over the Jeffrey Epstein files in Wednesday’s confirmation hearing. Durbin pressed Blanche over the Trump administration’s timeline for the disclosure of the Epstein files, and urged him to meet with ten victims of Epstein in the room. (RELATED: Bondi Smacks Down Democrats’ Claim She Blamed Blanche For Mismanaging Epstein Files) “There are ten individuals who were exploited and abused by Mr. Epstein. They are here today. None of them have had a chance to speak to anyone in the department or FBI, though they’ve asked repeatedly,” the Democrat said. “So, can I get your word, under oath, that within the next 30 days you will personally sit…Open
HUFFPOST - Democrats Reveal GOP Ally Who Wants Kash Patel To Answer For His Use Of Taxpayer Funds
Rep. Jamie Raskin and Sen. Dick Durbin confirmed Thursday that they’d launched an investigation into Patel’s use of public resources.
DAILYCALLER (Nicole Silverio) - Washington’s Special Rules For Tech Oligarchs Reportedly Let Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai Off Hook
'The Grassley-Durbin James T. Woods Act is hugely bipartisan'
AXIOS (Mike Zapler) - Trump's revenge politics comes back to haunt him
President Trump's week started in triumph when he took out a pair of Republican adversaries up for re-election — but it's ending in a rare moment of Republican resistance, largely of his own making. Why it matters: Trump has spent the better part of a decade steamrolling congressional Republicans, but the costs of his revenge campaign — and some politically toxic priorities — have finally caught up with him. Driving the news: Just as the Senate was getting ready to take up a reconciliation bill Thursday to fund immigration enforcement, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) suddenly decided he would send the chamber home until June. - The move spared Republicans from having to vote on Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization…
REDSTATE (Bob Hoge) - Heartbroken Angel Dad Stuns Senate Heading, Calls Out Dick Durbin's 'Failure of Leadership' to His Face
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Establishment Democrats win big in Illinois primary | Morning in America
Democratic Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won Illinois’ marquee Senate primary Tuesday to succeed Sen. Dick Durbin. In a highly contested Democratic primary race, Daniel Biss, mayor of Evanston, Ill., beat out progressive newcomer Kat Abughazaleh in the state's 9th Congressional District. NewsNation’s Nick Smith breaks down the election results. #Election #Illinois #Primary Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.