Senate confirms Trump pick Russell Vought as White House budget director
Follow the latest coverage as President Donald Trump participates in the National Prayer Breakfast. Updates as the Senate weighs Cabinet nominees and federal workers consider buyouts.
WATCH LIVE: Senate considers Trump OMB nominee Russell Vought for confirmation
Seizing the Senate floor is one of the remaining tools the minority party has to stonewall a confirmation. Democrats unanimously oppose Vought, a Project 2025 author who is influential in Musk’s DOGE efforts to gut government.
US Senate confirms Trump's nominee Pam Bondi as attorney general
The Republican-led U.S. Senate confirmed Pam Bondi as the new U.S. attorney general on Tuesday, propelling one of President Donald Trump's staunchest political allies to the top perch of American law enforcement.
Watch live: Confirmation hearing for Trump's FBI director pick, Kash Patel
Kash Patel, President Trump's pick to run the FBI, answers questions Thursday in a public hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Senate Republicans confirm Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought as White House budget director
Democrats see Vought as the embodiment of a Trump agenda that they want to build their opposition message around — from his long-standing ties to Project 2025 to his support for slashing spending programs that benefit the middle class to his election denial.
Trump 2nd term live updates: Senate confirms Russell Vought as OMB director
As President Donald Trump's second administration continued its swift recasting of the federal government and American foreign policy, the president issued a stunning proposal, saying the U.S. would "take over" the Gaza Strip,
WATCH LIVE: Senate Finance Committee votes on RFK Jr. HHS confirmation
The Senate Finance Committee is voting on whether or not to move forward with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation.
Trump 2nd term live updates: After Musk X post, director brings CFPB to standstill
As the second administration of President Donald Trump continued its rapid recasting of the federal government, the president ...
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Watch Live: Senate panel votes on whether to give RFK Jr. final vote to become HHS secretary
Members of the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday will vote on whether or not to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy ...
Watch live: RFK Jr. faces second Senate confirmation hearing in bid to lead HHS
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s choice to helm the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will testify ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: Judge issues injunction on birthright citizenship order
The Senate confirmed Pam Bondi to serve as attorney general by a vote of 54-46. The only Democrat to vote yes on Bondi was ...
RFK Jr. HHS Confirmation Live Updates: Betting Odds Suggest Kennedy’s Confirmation Nearly Certain After Clearing Key Vote
The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday voted along party lines to support the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary—a key victory for one of President Donald ...
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Watch: Senate holds hearing on Panama Canal’s impact on trade, national security
The Senate Committee on Commerce ... said in a statement announcing the hearing. “The United States paid for and built the Panama Canal, but Panama is treating America unfairly and ceding ...
Live updates: Trump hints at tariffs on Japan during meeting with its prime minister
President Donald Trump welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to the White House on Friday for a visit that will ...