Analysis: Democrats grandstanded, but it might be the questioning of two Republican hawks that sinks Trump’s pick for Director of National Intelligence, Eric Garcia reports

GOP strategist Brad Todd on Friday said that Tulsi Gabbard made herself more difficult to confirm as President Donald Trump's choice to be director of national intelligence this week. While discussing Gabbard's confirmation hearings,

The nomination for President Trump’s director of the FBI, Kash Patel, seems to be on its way to the Senate floor after receiving a warm welcome from Republican lawmakers on the Judiciary Committee on Thursday.

Last week, just days after his inauguration, Donald Trump eliminated the membership of a key committee that handles aviation security. And on Wednesday night, a passenger plane collided with a military helicopter in the Washington, D.C., area.

The Republican Party is eyeing sweeping cuts to Medicaid, a program that the poorest Americans rely on for health care, to finance President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and plans for mass deportation. Democrats say those plans could cost some 22 million people their health care,

On Monday, just hours after taking the presidential oath of office, Donald Trump issued roughly 1,500 pardons and commuted the sentences of 14 of his supporters convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Republican National Committee member KC Crosbie of Kentucky has stepped into the role of co-chair of the RNC. The position was recently vacated by Donald Trump's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump.

In an interview aired Wednesday night, Trump said he may withhold aid to California until the state adjusts how it manages its scarce water resources. He falsely claimed that California’s fish conservation efforts in the northern part of the state are responsible for fire hydrants running dry in urban areas.

Sen. Joe Gruters has won election as Treasurer for the Republican National Committee (RNC) without opposition. President-elect Donald Trump endorsed Gruters in December, support that appeared to clear the field.

A group of Republican former government officials is urging senators to reject Kash Patel’s nomination to lead the FBI, saying his confirmation would be “a grievous mistake.” “Confirming Patel

On Monday, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform opened a probe into so-called sanctuary cities for immigrants and has requested testimony from Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.

DNC Chair Jaime Harrison, whose chairmanship is coming to an end, said in an interview with CBS News he hopes Democrats come to "understand that you've got to be more elastic than rigid."