Live updates: Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks face Senate hearings
Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks prepared to face skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic senators Thursday.
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Live updates: GOP senators weigh fates of Trump’s more controversial Cabinet picks
With their confirmation hearings behind them, the fates of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee for health secretary, and Tulsi Gabbard, his pick for director of national intelligence,
The Latest: Senators Grill 3 of Trump's Most Controversial Cabinet Picks in Confirmation Hearings
Democratic senators have grilled three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks during their confirmation hearings
Senate GOP forges ahead with Trump’s budget pick amid funding freeze uproar
Senate Republicans who care about Congress’ spending authority aren’t going to oppose Russ Vought’s nomination to lead OMB as Democrats accuse the White House of curtailing lawmakers’ powers.
Trump's FBI director pick, Kash Patel, to face skeptical Democrats at Senate confirmation hearing
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, is to encounter deeply skeptical questioning from Democratic senators about his loyalty to the president and stated desire to overhaul the bu
How Senators Voted on Trump’s Cabinet Picks
Before President Trump can begin working with his cabinet picks, nominees must be confirmed by the Senate.  After they are vetted and submitted to the Senate, nominees are referred to committees with jurisdiction over their nominations.
US Senate votes to confirm Trump nominee to head Transportation Department
The U.S. Senate voted 77 to 22 on Tuesday to confirm former Representative Sean Duffy to head the U.S. Transportation ...
Sparks expected to fly at Kash Patel’s Senate confirmation hearing to lead FBI
Kash Patel is set to join the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday morning to face his nomination hearing to serve as the ...
Senate confirms Lee Zeldin as EPA administrator
The Republican-controlled Senate has confirmed Lee Zeldin as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Kennedy accused of 'misleading' vaccine arguments by Republican US senator
Robert F. Kennedy Jr, President Donald Trump's pick to run the top U.S. health agency, argued on Thursday that his ...
4 of the biggest clashes between Patel, Senate Dems at his confirmation hearing
Patel squared off with Democrats for hours over his grand jury testimony in the special counsel probe, involvement with a J6 'inmate choir' and his previous remarks on QAnon.
How the Senate Voted to Confirm Doug Burgum as Interior Secretary
The Senate voted 79 to 18 to confirm Mr. Burgum, a former governor of North Dakota, as the next interior secretary.
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Senate Democrats Are Attacking Tulsi Gabbard for the Wrong Reasons
Preferring to defend spy agencies and line up behind the hawkish consensus, the bipartisan elite ignores the director of national intelligence nominee’s rampant Islamophobia.
Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as US Treasury secretary
Three U.S. Army soldiers were onboard a BlackHawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington ...
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Trump’s outsider nominees ran the Senate gauntlet and emerged unscathed
With Pete Hegseth now confirmed as Secretary of Defense, the trio represent the last of Trump’s unconventional nominees tasked with substantially overhauling the departments they’ve been appointed to ...
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Democrats concerned with Lt. Col. Gabbard as DNI in Senate confirmation hearing
Lt. Col. Tulsi Gabbard has served in the U.S. military since 2003 and is President Donald Trump’s pick for Director of ...
Trump attorney general pick Pam Bondi wins Senate committee approval on party-line vote
President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Justice Department, Pam Bondi, was approved in a party-line vote by the ...