Democratic Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono's partisan streak at confirmation hearings continued Thursday as the lone 'no' vote in a committee hearing to recommend VA nominee Doug Collins for confirmation.

Former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins received an 18-1 vote from the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee to advance his nomination as VA secretary. Key Concerns Raised: Sen. Mazie Hirono opposed Collins over fears he might overturn a Biden-era rule allowing certain abortion services through the VA.

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, questions FBI Director Christopher Wray during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 5, 2023. AP Photo/Susan Walsh U.S. Sens.

The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee on Thursday easily advanced former Georgia GOP Rep ... with the lone “no” vote coming from Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), who said Collins’s plans ...

Democratic Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono has been slammed following her opening questions to Doug Burgum on Thursday. Burgum faced senator’s questions following his nomination for the Interior ...

Sen. Mazie Hirono grilled FBI Director nominee Kash Patel over his alleged "enemies list" during his confirmation hearing Thursday.

It was against this backdrop that Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii asked Pam Bondi about Trump’s rhetoric during the Florida Republican’s confirmation hearing. As NBC News noted ...

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At her January 15 confirmation hearing, Hawaii Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono asked a series of pointed of question at Pam Bondi, President Trump’s pick to head the Department of Justice.

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U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., reintroduced a measure that would repeal the last remaining remnant of a 227-year-old anti-immigration legislative package. The so-called Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was one of four bills ...

Georgia has a Republican trifecta and a Republican triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature. As of January 26, 2025, there are 23 Republican trifectas ...