He stressed he would follow the law, even as he emphasized Trump’s desire to overturn the 1974 Impoundment Control Act that requires congressional approval to rescind spending.

Conn., questions Pam Bondi as she is considered for the role of attorney general.

Senators on both sides of the aisle took issue Wednesday with Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Office of Management and Budget, noting that Russell Vought’s evasive and bureaucratic nonanswers as to whether he’d obey the law while serving the country were alarming.

Conn., accused attorney general nominee Pam Bondi of dodging earlier questioning on the legitimacy of the 2020 election while questioning her independence from President-elect Trump.

The Chinese app Xiaohongshu, referred to as RedNote by TikTok creators, became the top downloaded app in the U.S. this week.

Richard Blumenthal later asked Vought if he would commit to releasing ... commitment for the unspent military and humanitarian assistance Congress approved for Ukraine, Vought gave a different answer. “I’m not going to get ahead of the president ...

Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut cast doubt Tuesday on nominee Pete Hegseth’s ability to run the Department of Defense, pointing to claims of financial mismanagement when President-elect ...

With the nation watching, Connecticut U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal hit the “gotcha” button Tuesday. Blumenthal took a seven-minute-seventeen-second turn questioning Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth in a confirmation hearing before the U.S ...

Connecticut Democrat Sen. Richard Blumenthal told Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary, that he would be a good "spokesperson for the Pentagon" but he is not qualified to lead ...

"Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal, who lied about serving in Vietnam to get elected, berating combat vet Pete Hegseth is a bit hard to take," Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich posted on X on ...

Democratic senators Richard Blumenthal from Connecticut and Kirsten Gillibrand from New York serve on the Senate Armed Services Committee, which hosted the hearing. Gillibrand focused on Hegseth ...

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) accused Pete Hegseth of not making the time to meet with Democratic members of the Senate Armed Services Committee ahead of his confirmation. Hegseth is one of ...