Live updates: Trump to host Black History Month event, address Republican governors
The Republican-led Senate is expected to vote Thursday on the confirmation of Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to lead the FBI. Democrats argue that the Trump loyalist is unfit to lead the nation’s premier law enforcement agency and would use the post to target Trump’s enemies.
New FBI director: Senate approves Kash Patel for ten-year term
President Donald Trump scored another Cabinet win Thursday, with the Senate confirming his controversial FBI Director pick Kash Patel by a vote of 51-49. Patel's is one in a recent streak of contentious confirmations breaking Trump's way,
Kash Patel sworn in as ninth FBI director
Kash Patel was sworn in as FBI Director on Friday, after a rocky path to confirmation and a narrow Senate vote Thursday. President Trump appointed him to end so-called "weaponization" of law enforcement.
Trump loyalist Kash Patel becomes director of FBI, which he vows to remake
The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as the FBI’s ninth director, installing a close ally of President Donald Trump and a staunch critic of the bureau to lead the country’s premier law enforcement agency.
Kash Patel vows to 'rebuild' FBI after Senate confirms him
The ex-prosecutor says he will also "rebuild trust" in the FBI, which he has previously linked to the so-called deep state.
Trump FBI pick Patel confirmed amid Justice Department tumult
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate confirmed Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director, on Thursday, putting a Trump loyalist atop the nation's most prominent law enforcement agency at a time of growing upheaval.
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NY Magazine ripped for cropping black people from Trump party cover photo — claiming ‘almost everyone is white’
Critics slammed New York Magazine for cropping black people out of a photo of a pro-Trump party it ran on its cover this week — with the story inside claiming that the crowd was almost entirely ...
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Amid Trump’s Anti-Diversity Effort, Black History Month Takes On New Meaning
1 marks the first day of Black History ... gender or background. The effort grew into a broader campaign by conservative activists and academics — one embraced by Mr. Trump — to dismantle ...
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Trump Goes After Black Federal Employees By Pulling This Shocking Move
Trump’s unprecedented attack on Black federal employees continues. On Wednesday (Jan. 22), workers received emails that threatened consequences if they did not report on co-workers who work in ...
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Trump White House marks Black History Month while Defense Department declares 'identity months dead'
WASHINGTON — The Trump White House issued a proclamation Friday recognizing February as Black History Month around the same time the Defense Department issued guidance declaring “identity ...
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Trump thanking his Black and Latino voters highlights a hard truth for liberals
“To the Black and Hispanic communities, I want to thank you for the tremendous outpouring of love and trust that you have shown me with your vote,” President Donald Trump said during his ...
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Is Black History Month history? Not yet, according to President Trump proclamation
President Trump issued a proclamation recognizing February as Black History Month, despite his administration's active efforts against DEI initiatives. President Trump declared February Black ...
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Trump eliminates help for Black, Latino communities hit by pollution
In his first week, President Donald Trump eliminated a team of White House ... An EPA-funded study found, for example, that Black people at all income levels are more likely to breathe pollution ...