The Hill - Administration

GOP Sen. John Kennedy (La.) on Sunday expressed doubt about the Senate confirming acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to the full-time post. Kennedy, a member of the Judiciary Committee, noted on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that GOP Sens. John Cornyn (Texas) and Thom Tillis (N.C.) are “talking” with the Justice Department (DOJ) about a resolution...

Republican Sen. John Kennedy (La.) said Sunday he is unsure whether President Trump truly believes his claims that vandals damaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. “I don't know whether he really believes that, or it's part of his political messaging, or he's just thinking out loud,” Kennedy told host Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the...

Several major media companies that have been targeted by litigation from President Trump and top administration officials are fighting back in court, signaling a new era of tension between the president and a press he and his allies view as overly hostile toward him. The trend stands in contrast to a string of high-profile settlements...

GOP Sen. John Kennedy (La.) said Sunday any legislation concerning President Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund should not provide “a blank check” to the administration. “In terms of the weaponization fund, the president himself has conceded that it will take legislation. I'm glad he conceded that,” Kennedy told host Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Trump...

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CNN’s Dana Bash clashed over vaccine safety and COVID-19 in a heated interview on Sunday. The tension in the “State of the Union” interview began when Bash pushed back on a claim from Kennedy about the U.S. having “the highest death rate from COVID...