Senate panels on Tuesday advanced the nominations of Tulsi Gabbard to be director of national intelligence and Robert F. Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Both votes were strictly along party lines, but they likely pave the way for two of President Trump’s most controversial nominees to be confirmed.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump answered media questions in the Oval Office late Tuesday afternoon ahead of a formal meeting and press conference to follow. Amid those questions, Netanyahu boosted Trump’s importance in securing the ceasefire deal now in effect, and Trump said he deserved a Nobel Peace Prize for his role.
Also on Tuesday, federal employees filed a number of lawsuits against Trump moves.
Two Office of Personnel Management (OPM) employees are asking a court to block the agency from using computer systems and emails connected with its buyout offers to federal employees.
And 16 current agents are suing the FBI and the Department of Justice (DOJ), saying their review of those who worked on the cases of some 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants is a preparation to retaliate against agents.
Read on for updates on these stories and more.
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