Tensions boiled over in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday as all Democratic members walked out moments before Republicans pushed through a vote on one of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, Emil Bove, despite objections over unresolved whistleblower allegations.
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The walkout followed repeated attempts by Booker to delay the vote and allow more time to discuss a whistleblower report from former DOJ attorney Erez Reuveni, which raised concerns about Bove’s conduct. Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, refused.
“This lacks decency, this lacks decorum,” Booker told Grassley. “Debating this [nomination], putting things on the record…Dear God, that's what we are here for."
After nearly an hour of debate, Republicans voted along party lines to advance Bove’s nomination to the full Senate, ignoring Democrats’ calls to postpone.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) also criticized the process, pointing to opposition from hundreds of former judges and prosecutors before walking out with fellow Democrats.
Speaking to reporters after the hearing, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., called the vote a “blatant violation” of committee rules. "We can disagree about whether they should be on the court, but not about the rules that put them there," Blumenthal said. Grassley defended the move, saying Democrats took similar action in 2023 for former President Biden’s judicial nominees.
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President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency after noticing swelling in his lower legs, the White House announced Thursday, addressing concerns over recent bruising seen on his hands.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump, 79, underwent vascular testing following “mild swelling” and was diagnosed with a “common condition” affecting blood flow, particularly in older adults. “The president underwent a comprehensive examination, including diagnostic vascular studies. Bilateral lower extremity venous doppler ultrasounds were performed and revealed chronic venous insufficiency,” Leavitt said to reporters.
“There was no evidence of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease,” Leavitt said, adding that an echocardiogram confirmed normal heart and kidney function.
Bruising observed on Trump’s hands was attributed to “minor soft tissue irritation” caused by frequent handshaking and daily aspirin use for heart health.
“The president remains in excellent health, which I think all of you witness on a daily basis here,” Leavitt told reporters. “In the effort of transparency, the president wanted me to share a note from his physician with all of you today.”
More than $1.2 million in taxpayer funds were used to upgrade swimming pools at U.S. diplomatic posts in foreigns countries, according to a new analysis released by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who blasted the spending as wasteful and tone-deaf during a time of global crises.
The analysis identified 14 pool-related federal contracts since former President Biden took office, including a $444,000 indoor pool dehumidification system in Baghdad and a $130,000 pool cover upgrade in Zimbabwe.
The U.S. Embassy in Moscow received a $40,000 sewer pump replacement for its pool in 2022 — three months after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Projects were identified in seven countries, including Iraq, Sudan, Haiti, Russia, Ghana, Zimbabwe, and Indonesia. Some of the projects, according to data from USASpending.gov, have yet to be paid out.
“Bureaucrats might think wasting millions is a drop in the bucket, but I am sick and tired of taxpayers getting tossed in the deep end by Washington,” Ernst told The Post. “I will continue working with the Trump administration to put a stop to the splashy spending of the Biden years,” She added, while highlighting ongoing efforts through the Senate DOGE Caucus to uncover federal waste.
Columbia University announced major policy changes Tuesday, including a formal adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, as part of ongoing negotiations with the Trump administration following months of federal scrutiny and unrest on campus.
The Ivy League school’s new stance redefines antisemitism to include various forms of anti-Israel rhetoric, such as equating Israeli policy with Nazism or denying Jewish people the right to self-determination.
“There is no place for intimidation, hateful language, or targeting of Jews or Israelis at Columbia,” the university said in a statement, pledging “zero tolerance for antisemitism and hate.”
Columbia also committed to hiring civil rights coordinators, requiring antisemitism training for students and faculty, and refusing to engage with anti-Israel groups with the move echoing steps already taken by Barnard College, its affiliate.
The move follows a Trump administration threat to revoke $400 million in federal funding due to Columbia’s alleged “deliberate indifference” toward antisemitic incidents, including violent pro-Palestine protests in 2023.
“In a recent discussion, a faculty member and I agreed that antisemitism at this institution has existed, perhaps less overtly, for a long while,” the university stated. “The work of dismantling it, especially through education and understanding, will take time.”
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