Senate Banking Committee Nominee Hearing Turns Bizarre Fast

Senate Banking Committee Nominee Hearing Turns Bizarre Fast

Thursday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing started like any routine confirmation markup. It didn’t stay that way for long. The panel was set to vote on three Trump nominees: Christopher Phelan for the Council of Economic Advisers, John Crews for the National Credit Union Administration, and Jeffrey Ledbetter for HUD’s inspector general post. Then Sen. Elizabeth … Read more

King of the Jungle’ Backlash: The Trump Obama ‘Monkey’ Video and Why It Shocked Washington

Key points What exactly happened — short timeline Late Thursday night a video was posted from the president’s Truth Social account; near the end a one-second frame shows the Obamas’ heads on primate bodies.The post was rapidly shared, condemned across the political spectrum, then removed roughly 12 hours later. How the White House explained it … Read more