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U.S. faces ‘most challenging security environment’ ever, CIA nominee John Ratcliffe says in hearing

CIA nominee John Ratcliffe is telling senators on Wednesday about how he’ll reshape the intelligence community in what he calls “the most challenging national security environment in our nation’s history.” 

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York: Jack Smith, the prosecutor who would never admit what he was doing

Just before 1 a.m. Tuesday, the Biden Justice Department’s hand-picked Trump prosecutor, Jack Smith, released a report on the investigation that resulted in the indictment of Donald Trump on four counts involving the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

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Azani: Hostage deal shows Hamas took Trump’s ‘hell to pay’ threat seriously

Incoming President Donald Trump has repeatedly issued stern warnings to Hamas in the past few weeks, saying that there will be “hell to pay” if Israeli hostages are not released by the time he returns to office on Jan. 20. Wednesday’s announcement that an agreement between Israel and Hamas was near, providing for a temporary cease-fire and the release of 33 Israeli hostages, made clear that the “Trump Factor” played a pivotal role in pushing this deal forward.

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Why some Trump nominees might be confirmed with a voice vote, and why some might not

The Senate will likely have a few Cabinet nominees who are relatively non-controversial. In the interest of time, senators could agree to expedite the process and confirm an individual nominee or several nominees by voice vote or unanimous consent.

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