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.
Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state in first Trump Cabinet post approval
Washington — The Senate on Monday confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, making him the first of President Trump's Cabinet nominees to win the approval of the upper chamber. The Senate confirmed Rubio in a 99 to 0 vote as his former colleagues in the Senate touted his qualifications for the job.
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
Where Trump's Cabinet nominees stand in Senate confirmation process
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel testify before Senate committees on Capitol Hill on Thursday as urgency builds to confirm President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominations.
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 ...
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 ...
Top Senate Intelligence Dem grills Gabbard if Edward Snowden is 'brave': 'Very troubling'
Democratic Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, who sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee, grilled Tulsi Gabbard on her previous ...
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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 ...
Bob Menendez to be sentenced in gold bar bribery case that ended US Senate career
Former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez will be sentenced on Wednesday over his 2024 conviction for taking bribes including gold ...
Senate Foreign Relations Committee moves to advance Elise Stefanik for floor vote
The Senate Foreign Relations Committe voted on Thursday to move forward New York Rep. Elise Stefanik for a floor vote.
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Senate Judiciary Committee votes to advance Pam Bondi’s nomination as attorney general
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is one step closer to being confirmed as the United States Attorney ...
US Senate committee to hold Jan. 29 hearing on Trump commerce nominee
The Senate Commerce Committee said on Wednesday it would hold a Jan. 29 hearing on President Donald Trump's nominee to lead ...
Woke US Senate Library spends $1.9M pumping up Fauci and Pelosi titles — but not Trump, Vance bestsellers
The books fly in the face of the library’s own stated goal to serve as a strictly nonpartisan resource in the capitol.