WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- Just over two weeks into President Donald Trump's second term, senators have confirmed about half of his cabinet picks, with more movement Tuesday. With a 77-23 vote, the Senate confirmed former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins to lead the Veterans Affairs Department.  Attorney General pick Pam Bondi could be next, according to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.).  "Pam Bondi has promised to get the department back to its…

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Senate committees advance RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard nominations

Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to serve as director of national intelligence, cleared a procedural vote Tuesday, paving the way toward a wider Senate vote on her confirmation.

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Two of President Trump’s most embattled nominees cleared major hurdles on their paths to confirmation. The Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines to send Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead Health and Human Services to the full Senate and the Senate Intelligence Committee advanced Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to serve as Director of National Intelligence. Lisa Desjardins reports.

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Senate committees clear path for confirmations of Gabbard and RFK Jr.

The Senate Intelligence Committee voted Tuesday to advance Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination as director of national intelligence, with Republicans backing her unanimously despite some having expressed unease with her foreign policy views.

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Tulsi Gabbard’s DNI nomination heads to full Senate vote after clearing intel committee

Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday cleared crucial hurdles toward winning Senate confirmation, handing President Trump a key win as he looks for an early display of loyalty from GOP lawmakers. Gabbard and Kennedy overcame high-stakes committee votes that went down to the wire in their bids to lead the U.S. Intelligence apparatus and the Department of Health and Human Services, respectively. Skeptical Republicans on each committee…

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President Trump declared on Tuesday that the United States should seize control of Gaza and permanently displace the entire Palestinian population of the devastated seaside enclave, one of the most brazen ideas that any American leader has advanced in years.
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RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard Pass Senate Committee Votes: Trump Administration Live Updates

(NBC, KYMA/KECY) - President Donald Trump's pick for Director of National Intelligence (DNI) has cleared an important hurdle for her nomination. The Senate Intelligence Committee voted to move Tulsi Gabbard's nomination on for a vote on the Senate floor. Behind closed doors, the committee voted to approve Gabbard Tuesday. Republicans hold a 9-8 majority on the committee. Gabbard, a former Congresswoman from Hawaii, ran for the Democratic preside…

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Senate Intel Committee votes on Tulsi Gabbard's nomination

The panel advanced her nomination to the floor on a party-line vote Tuesday.

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Tulsi Gabbard One Step Closer To Confirmation With Backing of Senate Intelligence Committee

Senate committees advance RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard nominations

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