New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that she is joining the Senate Appropriations Committee as the new Congress gets underway. Appropriations oversees federal spending and funding that goes ...
Confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump's cabinet nominees begin this week. Among the first will be Pete Hegseth, the ...
A cloud of controversy has hung over Hegseth, but he now appears to be on track to be confirmed as Trump's defense secretary.
A group of Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee has argued in a new ... role women have played in combat roles for the United States of America. His dismissal of women as warfighters ...
Vice President Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and ...
In the 2025 legislative session, Capital Region U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will focus on the health of ...
Republicans seem more than happy to drag Hegseth across the finish line, while Democrats miss easy layups, Eric Garcia and ...
Democrats grilled Trump’s defense secretary pick over ugly allegations against him. But barring a last-minute surprise, he appears on track to be confirmed.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand is back in Washington for another term, and she’s planning to push for a number of key priorities while serving in the minority. Gillibrand, D-N.Y ...