Several of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks are scheduled to appear in front of the Senate on Friday, including Kristi Noem.
Noem and committee Republicans focused on the border while Democrats asked about foreign and home-grown terrorism during a cordial hearing.
Four of President-elect Trump's cabinet nominees, including Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary, Doug Burgum for Interior Secretary, Lee Zeldin for EPA, and Scott Turner for HUD, will face Senate confirmation hearings on Thursday.
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Scott Bessent as his choice for the next Secretary of the Department of the Treasury, pending approval. In his announcement, Trump praised Bessent ...
Scott Bessent has a presumptive spot in Donald Trump‘s cabinet when he takes office. After the Republican nominated Bessent to be the new U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, voters were eager to ...
Rubio and Noem were tapped by Trump to be his Secretaries of State and Homeland Security, respectively. Noem will appear before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Wednesday at 9 a.m., while Rubio is set to face the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations at 10 a.m.
US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was cornered by Bernie Sanders over Biden's oligarchy remark. In his farewell speech, outgoing President Joe Biden warned of an oligarchy forming at the top of American consumerism and media.
The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet. The vote was unanimous.
A slate of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees have appeared before senators in recent days for key hearings on their road to confirmation. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was the first to be confirmed, securing the secretary of State position with a unanimous vote on inauguration day.
Rep. Elise Stefanik is likely to face questions at her confirmation hearing to become the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations about her lack of foreign policy experience, her strong support for Israel and her views on funding the U.
Wealthy hedge fund executive Scott Bessent – whose confirmation hearing for treasury secretary is slated for Thursday – has hundreds of millions of dollars in assets and owns property from North Dakota to the Bahamas.
The Senate is holding more confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks ahead of his return to office on Monday.