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Three cabinet nominees ‒ Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel ‒ faced a questions from Senate confirmation ...

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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“Laulau Day” would become an annual celebration of Hawaiian culture, under companion bills introduced in the House and Senate. Read more ...

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 ...

Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz were among the 45 Democrats and two ... Michael Tsai covers local and state politics for Spectrum News Hawaii. He can be reached at [email protected].

Democrat Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono was the only lawmaker on the Senate's Veterans’ Affairs Committee to oppose the confirmation of President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of the Department of ...

HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono and the state's incumbent congressional representatives won their races in the Democratic Party's primary election on Saturday. Hawaii is a vote-by-mail state.

Janet Louise Yellen was the 78th secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department. She was sworn in on January 26, 2021, and served through January 20, 2025. [1] Yellen is the only person to have held the ...