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This is when Donald Trump’s most controversial administration picks will go before the Senate
Ratcliffe, director of national intelligence for the final months of Trump's first term, goes before 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.
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, faces Senate confirmation hearing
US senators set to grill Hegseth, who has Republican backing, over contentious past statements and controversies.
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‘Unconventional’ Trump Cabinet picks represent a clear and present danger
From the moment he rode down that golden escalator in Trump Tower nearly a decade ago, Donald J. Trump reshaped the nation’s politics — and he continues to do so today with his hodgepodge of Cabinet picks that includes billionaires and media darlings, eccentrics, and rhetorical bomb-throwers.
Transition Updates: Confirmation Hearings Will Test Trump’s Grip on Senate G.O.P.
Charlie Kirk, the founder of the grass-roots youth organization Turning Point USA, is also in regular contact with Mr. Trump’s inner circle as well as key Republican senators whose “no” votes could sink a Hegseth confirmation — a fact he has used to pressure them into supporting the potential nominee.
Trump's Cabinet picks are set for Senate hearings. Here's the schedule
Many of Donald Trump's Cabinet picks have been meeting with senators individually. Now, they'll go this week before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run.
Can Democrats do anything to stop Trump's cabinet picks?
The cast of "Sidebar" breaks down why Senate Democrats, in the minority, are mostly just going for short, clippable moments in confirmation hearings.
Factbox-Trump's picks for his cabinet and other top posts
Some of Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet are expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate this week after the chamber held more than a dozen confirmation hearings last week. More hearings for other nominees are scheduled for this week.
Are You Smarter Than a Trump Cabinet Appointee?
Senate confirmation hearings this week turned into pop quizzes for President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks. How would you have fared with the questions?
Why Trump's Air Force Pick, Matthew Lohmeier, Was Fired
He said on a podcast that diversity training in the military is "rooted in critical race theory, which is rooted in Marxism." ...
Trump nominee Pete Hegseth fends off Democratic attacks at fiery confirmation hearing
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department sat for a Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday after ...
Trump’s outsider Cabinet picks are rapidly gaining support for confirmation
One by one, President-elect Donald Trump's hoped-for Cabinet is falling into place, even for his more controversial choices.
Doug Burgum touts Trump's plan for 'energy dominance' to Senate panel
Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday, seeking ...
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CNN’s Manu Raju Reports Every Single Trump Nominee May Get Confirmed: ‘The Republicans Are in Line’
Every single one of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees may skate through the confirmation process according to ...
Trump’s cabinet picks Tulsi Gabbard, RFK Jr. and Pete Hegseth walk back controversial stances ahead of confirmation hearings
Notably, Gabbard questioned the US intelligence community’s assessments that Assad was behind a deadly chlorine gas attack ...
Pete Hegseth Moment Goes Viral as He Appears to Not Know What ASEAN Is
A senator told Hegseth: "I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations." ...