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More than a dozen Trump nominees will face Senate scrutiny this week

Tuesday, January 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Many of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees to serve in top Cabinet and senior advisory roles are slated to appear on Capitol Hill this week for hearings before Senate committees, a key test for many of them.The marathon of nomination hearings will color...

Pete Hegseth says he will not back down as scrutiny grows over misconduct allegations

Wednesday, December 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, said on Wednesday he will not "back down" after new misconduct allegations have caused growing concern among Republican senators who would vote on whether to confirm him."I'm doing this for the warfighters, not...

Tulsi Gabbard, Trumps pick for top intel role, draws scrutiny over Russia comments

Thursday, November 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President-elect Donald Trump's pick for the director of national intelligence, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, has little experience working with the nation's spy agencies and a long track record of echoing the Russian disinformation they work to expose and to counter -- a...

Harris releases her medical report to give Trumps health and advanced age new scrutiny

Sunday, October 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris released a report with details about her health and medical history on Saturday, as the Harris team tries to place former President Donald Trump's health and advanced age under new scrutiny.Harris "remains in excellent health," her physician, Dr....

Boeing safety culture under scrutiny during Senate committee hearing

Wednesday, April 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Boeing's safety culture came under scrutiny during a U.S. Senate hearing on Wednesday, where a Boeing whistleblower was among those who testified about the company's production methods in the wake of the Alaska Airlines door plug blowout.Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour, who first...

New whistleblower claims put Boeings quality control under more scrutiny

Thursday, April 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Boeing has come under fire and intense scrutiny ever since a door plug flew out of an Alaska Airlines flight on Jan. 5. Investigators revealed the plane, a 737 Max, was missing key bolts when the door was installed.The company has...

‘Uncharted’: Texas officials argue in support of sweeping immigration law amid scrutiny in court

Wednesday, March 20 by ABC News

(NEW ORLEANS) -- A federal appeals court on Wednesday heard arguments about whether to temporarily block the state of Texas from enacting a sweeping and controversial new immigration law while further litigation plays out.The state's Senate Bill 4, also known as SB4, allows Texas...

South Dakota governors endorsement of dental practice draws scrutiny, lawsuit

Friday, March 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is facing scrutiny after posting a video on social media promoting the dental work she received from a practice in Texas, with a nonprofit claiming in a new lawsuit that she must have a secret "financial relationship"...

What to know about ZYN, the nicotine substitute going viral and facing scrutiny

Thursday, February 1 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A type of nicotine pouches designed for adults is facing scrutiny on Capitol Hill, while also exploding in popularity online and among young people.The pouches, sold under the brand name ZYN, have long been popular in Europe, but are now taking...

Timeline: Hunter Biden under legal, political scrutiny

Friday, December 8 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Five years into a federal probe of his personal and professional life, President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, is facing additional legal exposure in the coming months after a summer punctuated by setbacks.U.S. Attorney David Weiss, a Trump-era appointee who has...

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