U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi fiercely confronted Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal during a tense Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, calling out the Connecticut senator's history of "lying" about his military service -- while defending herself against partisan attacks from Democrats over her past lobbying work.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., told Newsmax on Tuesday that former members of the Biden administration should face criminal consequences following reports that Republican senators were surveilled by U.S. intelligence agencies.