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Colin McDonald, a top aide to the Justice Department's second-in-command, was confirmed in a vote of 52 to 47.
"When you start having different federal departments and agencies with different guidelines, it kind of makes you scratch your head," Jim Carroll said.
Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) pointed to a wide range of misconduct allegations against both Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski.
A new appeal comes after the Merit Systems Protection Board asserted that DOJ’s firings of two immigration judges in 2025 were constitutionally permissible.
Democrat Senators are pressing the Office of Personnel Management to reverse course on implementing two rules that would impact federal employees.
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a policy limiting news reporters’ access to the Pentagon, ruling that key portions of the new rules are unlawful. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman in Washington, D.C., sided with The New York Times and ruled that the Pentagon policy illegally restricts the press credentials of reporters who walked out of the building rather than agree to the new rules. The New York Times sued the Pentagon and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in December, claiming the credentialing policy violates the journalists’ constitutional rights to free speech and due process. A Pentagon spokesperson says it is "pursuing an immediate appeal.”
"A lot of these high school students may be unaware of the different missions that the Army National Guard specifically handles," said Staff Sgt. Adam Szabo.
Similar restrictions apply to the service’s widely used Tuition Assistance Program. Army leaders have said the changes will help rein in the rising costs.
