Trump nominees face Senate confirmation hearings: AG pick Bondi questioned on access to abortion drug
Bondi, the former AG of Florida and lobbyist, is a much safer pick by comparison. But she is likely to face intense scrutiny from Democrats over the extent of her loyalty to Trump, given their fears about how the incoming president might seek to wield the government's justice system against his foes.
Trump CIA pick Ratcliffe faces Senate questions on politicized intelligence
The Senate intelligence committee opened a confirmation hearing on Wednesday for President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be CIA director, John Ratcliffe, a former Republican lawmaker who was accused of using intelligence for political ends as the nation’s top spy during the incoming U.
More Trump Cabinet picks to face Senate hearings Wednesday
Ratcliffe, director of national intelligence for the final months of Trump’s first term, goes before the Senate Intelligence Committee. The former Texas congressman is in line to lead the nation's premier spy agency, responsible for foreign covert operations and collecting data on U.S. adversaries.
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.
Ratcliffe pledges to keep politics out if confirmed as CIA Director
The former Texas congressmember fielded an array of questions from Democrats and Republicans about his ability to remain independent of Trump.
John Ratcliffe, Trump’s CIA pick, pledges not to politicize spy agency
Trump’s nominee for CIA director vowed a more muscular approach to stealing adversaries’ secrets and pledged not to politicize spy agency.
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Senators hold confirmation hearings for Trump Cabinet picks
More of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks face confirmation hearings Thursday, including Lee Zeldin to run the Environmental Protection Agency and Scott Bassenet, the nominee to be treasury secretary.
I Can't Believe Any of This Is Going to Be in the Congressional Record for All Time
It was a rough and rowdy day in the committee rooms of the United States Senate on Wednesday, as a cabal of Cabinet nominees faced their confirmation hearings.
Rubio tells Senate committee the "top priority" of State Department will be U.S.
Sen. Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the State Department as secretary of state, answered questions ...
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 ...
Speaker Johnson removes Mike Turner as Intelligence Committee chair
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will not make Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) chair of the House Intelligence Committee in the 119th ...
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Marco Rubio on a smooth path to Senate confirmation as next secretary of state
Marco Rubio drew bipartisan support among Senate Foreign Relations Committee members at Wednesday's hearing and appears ...
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John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be CIA director, testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Mr. Ratcliffe previously served as DNI in the ...
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Scutari shuffles Senate committee chairs, leadership posts triggered by Pou vacancy
Senate President Nicholas Scutari is shuffling some committee chairmanships and leadership positions after Nellie Pou ...
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West Virginia Senate President Smith names remainder of leadership team, committee chairs
State Senate President Randy Smith named the rest of his new leadership team headlining into the 2025 legislative session, as ...