Senate Confirms Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget Director
The Senate voted along party lines on Thursday to confirm Russell T. Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget, putting in place one of the most powerful architects…
Senate Democrats Hold the Floor in Overnight Protest of Trump Nominee
There was no nursery rhyme reciting nor phone book reading. No cots wheeled out for senators to catch naps in between speechifying.But one by one on Wednesday night and into…
RFK Jr.’s Nomination Faces Critical Vote by Senate Finance Committee
President Trump’s choice of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the nation’s next health secretary will face a critical test in the Senate on Tuesday, when members of the Finance…
Doug Burgum Is Confirmed by Senate as Interior Secretary
Doug Burgum, a promoter of oil and gas, was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday to lead the Interior Department, a role in which he will oversee drilling and mining…
Three Contentious Trump Nominees Will Appear Before the Senate
Three of President Trump’s most contentious picks to lead government agencies will appear in Senate confirmation hearings on Thursday, with the fate of their nominations hanging on the votes of…
A Plane Crash Near Washington, and 3 Contentious Senate Hearings
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Senate Confirms Lee Zeldin to Head E.P.A.
The Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Lee Zeldin to run the Environmental Protection Agency, where he will be charged with executing President Trump’s orders to dismantle major environmental regulations,…
RFK Jr., Trump’s Pick for Health Secretary, Faces First Senate Confirmation Hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose antipathy toward vaccines has raised alarms among health experts and galvanized the “medical freedom” movement, will testify Wednesday at the first of two Senate committee…
Buttigieg Says Maybe, Whitmer Says No Way to Michigan Senate Race
Senator Gary Peters’s decision to retire has opened up a marquee Senate race in Michigan, a pre-eminent battleground state that President Trump flipped in November.The announcement this week from Mr.…
Millions of Federal Workers Offered Payouts, and Kennedy’s Senate Test
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