Approve her confirmation. Weve also learned votes to confirm the secretaries of health and Human Services and treasury have been postponed indefinitely after democrats staged a walkout. Later tonight, President Trump will name his nominee for Supreme Court justice in a prime time speech at the white house. As weijia jiang reports, the announcement comes as the president s pick for attorney general senator Jeff Sessions, moves closer to confirmation. Reporter senators in the Judiciary Committee are debating whether to move forward with senator Jeff Sessions nomination to be the next attorney general. He will follow the law. Reporter if the full senate approves, sessions will take over a department of justice that has been shaken up after the late night firing of sally yates. The acting head of the department. The white house claimed yates an obama appointee betrayed the department of justice when she refused to enforce President Trumps travel ban for citizens from seven countries. Uatee
Adams Morgan’s Spring PorchFest is back and bigger than ever. On Saturday May 4, 18th street will turn into a lively outdoor concert hub, as the festival brings nonstop live music to 20 neighborhood porches, patios, and parks from 2-6 pm. More than 50,000 people attended the Fall 2023 PorchFest even after the biannual event was rescheduled
For the first time, the District’s annual fall PorchFest in Adams Morgan is adding a spring counterpart and the music festival is scheduled for May 20.