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Gillibrand Joins Appropriations Committee
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that she is joining the Senate Appropriations Committee as the new Congress gets underway. Appropriations oversees federal spending and funding that goes to programs and government agencies.
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‘Keep working’: Tonko and Gillibrand talk their goals for 2025
In the 2025 legislative session, Capital Region U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will focus on the health of their constituents and the economy. “Our approach
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Scoop: Trio of Senate Dems nab top campaign spots
Senate Democrats are tapping Mark Kelly, Adam Schiff and Lisa Blunt Rochester to serve as vice chairs of their campaign arm for the 2026 cycle.
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Bret Stephens: DEI made our military weaker
In December 2015, the Obama administration decided to allow women to serve in all combat roles. “There will be no exceptions,” Ashton Carter, then the secretary of defense, announced. Women would be accepted as “Army Rangers and Green Berets,
Tulsi Gabbard is the right person to lead the intelligence community
Gabbard has put her life on the line in service to our nation, proudly represented her constituents in Congress, and is ready to continue her service as DNI.
Defense secretary pulls Trump critic Gen. Milley’s security clearance and protective detail
Defense secretary revokes security detail and clearance for Trump critic Gen. Mark Milley, orders investigation
Defense secretary revokes Mark Milley's security detail and orders IG review
Pete Hegseth has revoked Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley's security detail and clearance and is ordering a review of the retired general's conduct to see whether his rank should be re-evaluated,
How a contrarian MIT professor fueled Tulsi Gabbard’s doubt about Syrian gas attacks
Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence disregarded U.S. assessments of chemical weapons attacks and instead looked to contested academic research.
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Pete Hegseth, Trump's embattled pick for defense secretary, wins Senate confirmation
Vice President Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement to win Senate approval.