Trump’s nominee for massive cabinet job rebuffs ‘hypothetical’ question as he threatens California fire relief

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal on Friday urged Delta Air Lines and DraftKings to halt a partnership to offer in-flight gaming to passengers. Blumenthal sent letters to the companies noting a 1962 law outlaws gambling on commercial aircraft.

If confirmed, Noem would play a key role in carrying out Trump's promised immigration crackdown by leading the Department of Homeland Security, one of the largest federal agencies.

During the confirmation hearing for Kristi Noem today in the Senate, Senator Richard Blumenthal grilled President-elect Trump over his comments on the federal response to the California wildfires.

Kristi Noem And Richard Blumenthal Have Tense Exchange About Trump Withholding Disaster Aid From CA At today's Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) questioned Gov.

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be the next Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, Kristi Noem, got into a tense exchange with Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal (D) during her Senate confirmation hearing on Friday.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn.) questioned Pete Hegseth about his tenure at two military-related nonprofits, asserting they suffered financial setbacks under his leadership. Revenues at Veterans for Freedom plunged during Hegseth’s tenure,

Democrats scorned Pam Bondi as a threat to democracy. Now, many Senate Democrats are taking a softer stance towards President-elect Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, who is on a glidepath to becoming the next attorney general.

Noem said she would not withhold disaster aid based on politics but did not directly answer questions on whether she would refuse such a directive from President-elect Trump. Noem initially declined to answer “hypotheticals,

Multiple Democratic senators have been pressing Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi on fellow Trump nominee Kash Patel.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal is issuing a warning about your passport if you have travel plans coming up. Blumenthal says that he got a call on Christmas Eve from a constituent about to travel to Turkey. Turkey is one of several countries with specific rules about expiration dates,

There has never been a nominee for an office of such serious consequence who is so unqualified and unprepared in recent American history," said Blumenthal.