Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth narrowly earned enough Republican support to clear a key Senate hurdle and is now all but assured confirmation.

The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as director of the CIA, the second of President Trump’s nominees to earn the chamber’s approval.

President Trump’s picks to lead the nation’s energy and environment-focused agencies all sailed through committee votes on Thursday morning. The Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee ...

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This article was updated to correct Sen. Ron Wyden’s (D-Ore.) role on the Senate Finance Committee The Senate Finance ...

Wyden said the failure to approve the money will create needless pain for rural communities. “This sad state of affairs due to congressional Republican failings is pointless and regrettable,” ...

Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, stressed the importance of tax cuts for the wealthy during his ...

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to be Treasury secretary, will be in charge of steering the president ...

Mr. Bessent called the extension of the 2017 Trump tax cuts ‘the single most important economic issue of the day.’ ...

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Ongoing uncertainty around tariffs was one of many issues before Treasury secretary pick Scott Bessent as he faced the Senate ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The very first bill the new Congress is considering focuses on the issue of illegal immigration. It’s called the ‘Laken Riley Act’ and passed a crucial hurdle in the ...