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Live updates: Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks face Senate hearings

Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks prepared to face skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic senators Thursday.

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Senate Republicans push ahead on Trump budget pick Russell Vought

The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate Budget Committee will move ahead on confirming President Donald Trump's pick for budget chief Russell Vought despite calls from top Democrats for a delay after an order halting all federal grants and loans.

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Senate GOP forges ahead with Trump’s budget pick amid funding freeze uproar

Senate Republicans who care about Congress’ spending authority aren’t going to oppose Russ Vought’s nomination to lead OMB as Democrats accuse the White House of curtailing lawmakers’ powers.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Senate

Reuters · 7h

Kennedy, fresh off grilling, heads back to US Senate for a second hearing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr, President Donald Trump's pick to run the top U.S. health agency, heads to the Senate Health committee on Thursday after being grilled by Democrats on a different committee over his past comments on vaccines and shifting stance on abortion rights.

Politico · 1d

RFK Jr. faces Senate grilling today

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face his first vetting by lawmakers this morning when Senate Finance Committee members are sure to ask about his past comments on vaccines, federal health agency reform and abortion.

USA Today · 1d

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to face Senate in confirmation hearings for HHS: How to watch

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face the Senate for two days of confirmation hearings in a bid become the leader of Health and Human Services.

Senate, Lee Zeldin

The New York Times · 17h

Senate Confirms Lee Zeldin to Head E.P.A.

The former New York congressman has little experience in environmental policy. He is expected to follow orders to weaken climate rules.

The Washington Post on MSN · 19h

Senate confirms Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency

Several Democrats voted in favor of Zeldin, a former lawmaker from New York who will oversee an agency tasked with protecting the environment and public health.

USA TODAY on MSN · 19h

Senate confirms former NY congressman Lee Zeldin as Trump's EPA administrator

Zeldin, 44, is from New York. He served eight years in Congress and lost a race for governor in 2022. He is expected to push deregulation.

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Top Senate Intelligence Dem grills Gabbard if Edward Snowden is 'brave': 'Very troubling'

Democratic Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, who sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee, grilled Tulsi Gabbard on her previous remarks praising Edward Snowden.

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Trump attorney general pick Pam Bondi wins Senate committee approval on party-line vote

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Justice Department, Pam Bondi, was approved in a party-line vote by the ...

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Former US Senator Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison in gold bar bribery case

Former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was sentenced on Wednesday to 11 years in prison over his 2024 conviction for taking bribes ...

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Senate Judiciary Committee votes to advance Pam Bondi’s nomination as attorney general

Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is one step closer to being confirmed as the United States Attorney ...

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Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary

The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, elevating the hedge fund manager to the new ...

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Bob Menendez to be sentenced in gold bar bribery case that ended US Senate career

Former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez will be sentenced on Wednesday over his 2024 conviction for taking bribes including gold ...

Senate confirms Pete Hegseth as defense secretary

The Senate on Friday night confirmed President Donald Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News personality, to ...

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Sparks expected to fly at Kash Patel’s Senate confirmation hearing to lead FBI

Kash Patel is set to join the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday morning to face his nomination hearing to serve as the ...

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