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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.
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.
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.
How senators are voting on Trump’s Cabinet picks
The Senate is holding hearings and voting on President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks. Here’s which earned the most bipartisan support.
Trump's pick to run US intelligence to face tough hearing in Senate
The wide-ranging role would mean she oversees US intelligence agencies like the CIA, FBI and the National Security Agency (NSA).
Some of Trump’s more controversial picks will appear before Senate committees to make their case
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel are expected to be grilled by senators during their confirmation hearings.
Trump Kicks Congress to the Curb, With Little Protest From Republicans
The administration is showing it doesn’t view the House and Senate as equal partners. So far, Republicans, who hold both ...
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 ...
House Speaker Mike Johnson invites Trump to address joint session of Congress in March
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Saturday invited President Trump to address a joint session of Congress on March 4.
Blow to Donald Trump: California to secede from the United States and become an independent country? Here's what could happen
California’s possible secession from the U.S. is making headlines again, with a new "Calexit" ballot initiative gaining ...
Republicans in Congress ran on the border and immigration. How will they use their power?
A Trump-era shift has left Republicans divided over several of the country’s biggest immigration programs. What could it mean ...
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119th Congress’ LGBTQ members include first trans representative
Thirteen members of the 119th Congress are openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ), according to a Pew ...
Crypto advocates focus on Congress as GOP takes control of US gov't
Crypto advocacy groups are now focused on introducing and passing pro-crypto legislation through both chambers of the United ...
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 ...