President Trump's pick for FBI Director, Kash Patel, faced tough questions during his confirmation hearing, particularly over his views on the 2020 election.
At his confirmation hearing on January 30, 2025, Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI Director, was scrutinized over his stance on the 2020 election. Democratic Senator Peter Welch pressed Patel to directly acknowledge that Joe Biden won the election. Patel, however, refrained from explicitly stating Biden's victory, only affirming that Biden was the President.
The tense exchange also touched on Patel's previous social media posts and his views on the January 6th Capitol riot. Patel rejected accusations of political bias, emphasizing his commitment to following the Constitution and protecting law enforcement. He further stated that investigations at the FBI would only be initiated with a factual and constitutional basis.
Patel's confirmation comes amid increasing scrutiny of his ties to Trump’s administration, with concerns raised over his impartiality and the potential impact on the FBI's independence.
The Council today adopted a decision extending the mandate of the European Union Mission in Armenia (EUMA) for a further two years, until 19 February 2027.
Russia has expressed its desire to continue supplying gas to Europe despite halting shipments through Ukraine on January 1, following the expiration of their transit contract.
Google Maps will soon rename the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America" in the US, following a change in the US Geographic Names System, the company confirmed on January 27.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday (January 27) urged Congress to pass a bill that would increase funding to secure the country’s borders.
Following more than a year of displacement, Palestinian families have begun their return to northern Gaza following a ceasefire agreement facilitated by international mediators.
On an unusually warm January day in northern Greece, farmer Dimitris Marinoglou plowed his field, filled with anxiety. He feared that the water flowing from Bulgaria for decades, sustaining his family's crops, might be cut off this summer.
Azerbaijan is ready to enhance cooperation with international partners to implement upcoming development targets, Deputy Foreign Minister Yalchin Rafiyev stated at the “High-Level Strategic Prioritization” event within the UN-Azerbaijan Cooperation Framework on Sustainable Development (2026-2030).
Amazon Music Unlimited is raising its subscription prices again, with new rates already in effect for new subscribers as of January 29. Existing users will see the changes reflected in their billing cycle on or after March 5.
Russian investigators confirm a Pantsir-S1 missile downed Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243. Baku demands accountability as tensions rise over Moscow's next steps.
BP aims to join the Karabakh oil field project in Azerbaijan by 2025, with negotiations underway to finalize terms with SOCAR for this strategic offshore development.
Protests erupted in Berlin against the far-right coincided with an AfD campaign event in Halle, as tensions rise over potential CDU-AfD coalition talks ahead of next month’s elections.
One month after the Azerbaijan Airlines crash near Aktau, the investigation suggests fuselage damage from an anti-aircraft missile. Black box data has been decoded, and results are expected next week.
OpenAI has announced a partnership with the U.S. National Laboratories, granting approximately 15,000 scientists access to its latest AI models. The collaboration will support research at Los Alamos, Lawrence Livermore, and Sandia National Laboratories in areas such as cybersecurity, disease prevent
On an unusually warm January day in northern Greece, farmer Dimitris Marinoglou plowed his field, filled with anxiety. He feared that the water flowing from Bulgaria for decades, sustaining his family's crops, might be cut off this summer.
Amazon Music Unlimited is raising its subscription prices again, with new rates already in effect for new subscribers as of January 29. Existing users will see the changes reflected in their billing cycle on or after March 5.
On an unusually warm January day in northern Greece, farmer Dimitris Marinoglou plowed his field, filled with anxiety. He feared that the water flowing from Bulgaria for decades, sustaining his family's crops, might be cut off this summer.
Azerbaijan is ready to enhance cooperation with international partners to implement upcoming development targets, Deputy Foreign Minister Yalchin Rafiyev stated at the “High-Level Strategic Prioritization” event within the UN-Azerbaijan Cooperation Framework on Sustainable Development (2026-2030).
Amazon Music Unlimited is raising its subscription prices again, with new rates already in effect for new subscribers as of January 29. Existing users will see the changes reflected in their billing cycle on or after March 5.
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