President Trump's nominees for top posts in his administration are gearing up for their Senate confirmation hearings, which kicked off earlier this month.
John Ratcliffe was confirmed to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Thursday, making him the second of President Donald Trump's cabinet picks to secure their position.
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President Donald Trump chose from his most loyal supporters when he created his Cabinet and appointed others to key roles within his administration.
The Senate has confirmed five members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet since he assumed office on Jan. 20, with five more ready for floor action in the coming days. The
President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans taking key roles in his Republican administration.
More of President Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet are expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate in the coming days after the Republican-controlled chamber began approving them last week. Hearings for other nominees are scheduled for this week as well,
To assess how week one of Trump 2.0 went for Democrats, Playbook reached out to Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.), the Iraq War veteran who won his D+1 district in Hudson Valley by 14 points — while outperforming Kamala Harris by double digits.
Senators have had two-and-a-half months to consider Trump’s nominees. Confirmation is part of their constitutional duty.
The vote came amid concerns about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and abusive behavior toward women.
Immediately after Doug Burgum's bipartisan confirmation for Interior Secretary, North Dakota's political leaders praised the vote, calling him the "right leader at the right time."