United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Five former U.S. ambassadors to Israel from both Republican and Democratic administrations urged the Senate in a letter not to confirm Friedman.
“It’s sad that the deliberative body is moving with urgency, and that the urgent body is moving deliberatively,” one House Dem said.
“The public is owed the truth."
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Senators say the Flynn scandal should be investigated. The House was a bit more dismissive.
The South Carolina governor was backed by Ninety-six senators, with four opposing her.
“Despite my reservations, I will support Mr. Tillerson’s nomination in committee and in the full Senate,” Rubio said in a statement.
The panel will develop legislation to beef up security and respond to cyberattacks.
The report will ascribe "multiple motives" to the cyberattack.