Tag Archives: Sen. Chris Van Hollen

Kash Patel forcefully rejected allegations about his conduct during a contentious Senate hearing Tuesday, lashing out at Democratic lawmakers who questioned him about reports claiming excessive drinking and unexplained absences had impaired his leadership of the FBI. Appearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee to defend the FBI’s proposed $12.53 billion …

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) declared Sunday that the United States is in the midst of a constitutional crisis, accusing President Donald Trump and his administration of willfully defying court orders in the controversial deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador. “Yes, we are …

In a high-profile diplomatic moment, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) confirmed Thursday night that he met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration in March despite a 2019 court order barring his removal. Van Hollen said the meeting, which …

Sen Chris Van Hollen said Wednesday he was denied a meeting with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, an El Salvador-born Maryland resident who was mistakenly deported to a mega-prison in his home country notorious for human rights abuses. The Maryland Democrat met with El Salvador Vice President Félix Ulloa in the …

Four U.S senators this week called on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to use her existing authority to go after American billionaires and multimillionaires who “use trusts to shift wealth to their heirs tax-free, dodging federal estate and gift taxes.” “They are doing this in the open: Their wealth managers are …