Trump’s Cabinet picks are set for Senate hearings. Here’s the schedule
Loeffler is a top donor to Trump who served for a time as a U.S. senator from Georgia. She was appointed to the seat by Gov. Brian Kemp and served from 2020 to January 2021, when she lost a special election. She was chief executive of Bakkt, a cryptocurrency trading platform. She will appear before the Small Business Committee.
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 the Commerce Department, the agency that has become a key U.S. tool in its efforts to constrain China's tech sector.
Trump's pick for Agriculture Secretary testifies at Senate confirmation hearing
Brooke Rollins, a Texas native and Texas A&M graduate, appears poised to become the next U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Donald Trump.
Trump nominees face Senate confirmation hearings: AG pick Bondi questioned on access to abortion drug
A scheduled confirmation hearing today for South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem, Trump's pick for to lead the Department of Homeland Security, was abruptly postponed late Tuesday afternoon. A former member of the House, Noem's confirmation process was expected to be the most controversial of today's slate.
Takeaways from Senate confirmation hearings: Democrats grill Trump Cabinet nominee
Trump's nominees for secretary of State, attorney general, CIA director, Energy secretary and Transportation secretary went before Senate committees.
Trump’s Agriculture Pick Addresses Tariff and Immigration Impact on Farmers
Brooke Rollins, the president’s nominee to lead the Agriculture Department, appeared before the Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday.
Confirmation Hearing for U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Nominee
Pete Hegseth’s ex-wife recently gave a new statement to the FBI about the defense nominee’s alcohol use, according to two sources familiar with the matter, an issue that has become a source of controversy during his confirmation process.
Confirmation hearings day 3 highlights: Doug Burgum, Scott Bessent and other Cabinet picks face Senate questions
Latest news and live updates as the Trump administration prepares for office next week. Follow live as Senate confirmation ...
Rubio tells Senate committee the "top priority" of State Department will be U.S. in confirmation hearing
Sen. Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the State Department as secretary of state, answered questions ...
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Senate Overwhelmingly Confirms John Ratcliffe To Lead CIA Despite Dem Holdouts
The Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the Central ...
Stefanik mostly impresses at Senate Foreign Relations hearing
Rep. Elise Stefanik’s Senate confirmation hearing to be the new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations went smoothly on ...
Marco Rubio scorns ‘postwar global order’ as ‘obsolete’ in Senate hearing
A veteran of the Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio is widely seen as one of Trump's least controversial Cabinet picks and is ...
Rep. Elise Stefanik confirmation hearing for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
Representative Elise Stefanik was in Washington D.C., facing a confirmation hearing to become U.S. ambassador to the United ...
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Elise Stefanik decries ‘antisemitic rot’ in United Nations, backs Elon Musk at confirmation hearing
Rep. Elise Stefanik decried “antisemitic rot” at the United Nations and called for the international body’s Palestinian aid agency to be defunded at her Senate confirmation hearing to become ...
US Senate vote on Trump's CIA nominee Ratcliffe expected Tuesday
The U.S. Senate is expected to hold a confirmation vote on Tuesday on John Ratcliffe, President Donald Trump's nominee for ...