Scott Bessent to face tough confirmation hearing for Treasury secretary role
U.S. News // 13 hours ago Transportation secretary nominee stresses safety on the roads, in the air Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Sean Duffy, Trump's pick…
Climate science-denying energy secretary nominee Wright calls for expanding U.S. energy sector
1 of 6 | Chris Wright testified Wednesday during a Senate Energy Committee hearing to examine his expected nomination as U.S Secretary of Energy at…
Transportation secretary nominee stresses safety on the roads, in the air
1 of 6 | Sean Duffy testifies during Wednesday's Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing to examine his nomination to be U.S. secretary of…
Sen. Marco Rubio appears set to win confirmation as secretary of State
WASHINGTON — Once a bitter critic of President-elect Donald Trump, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida headed into his first Senate hearing Wednesday as nominee for…
Sen. Joni Ernst says she’ll vote to confirm Hegseth as defense secretary
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said Tuesday that she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defense. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI…
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense secretary pick, faces grilling in Senate
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, vowed Tuesday to foster a “warrior culture” at the Pentagon and confronted allegations of his…
Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth faces Senate panel questions
1 of 4 | Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth prepares to testify before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to examine Hegseth's expected nomination at…
Fate of Trump’s Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in Senate
WASHINGTON — The fate of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December carefully dodging questions about Robert F. Kennedy…
More evidence that RFK Jr. would be a disastrous health secretary
Polio came for 5-year-old Lynn Lane when she was visiting her grandmother in rural Indiana. Suddenly, her arms and legs became weak, and by the…
US Secretary of State Blinken acknowledges contact with Syria’s HTS rebels | Syria’s War News
The administration of President Joe Biden has acknowledged contact with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Syrian opposition group that led the recent lightning offensive that…
Trump nominates ex-ambassador to Mexico to serve as deputy secretary of State
Christopher Landau, the former U.S. ambassador to Mexico from 2019-2021, was nominated Sunday night by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as deputy secretary of the…
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin endorses women in combat jobs
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin used a speech at West Point to forcefully endorse having women in combat roles and emphasize the military’s obligation to…
Secret Service agent fires shots near Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's home
Occupants of a vehicle who confronted Secret Service near the home of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen fled the scene after an agent fired shots early…
Food and agriculture will not be on the table in any trade deal talks with US, says Business Secretary – The Sun
FOOD and agriculture will not be on the table in any trade deal talks with the US, the Business Secretary has said. Jonathan Reynolds was…
Louise Haigh quits as transport secretary over phone offence
Louise Haigh has quit as transport secretary following details of a past conviction for fraud being revealed.She has admitted that, a decade ago, she told…
President-elect Trump nominates John Phelan to be secretary of U.S. Navy
On Tuesday night in a social media post, President-elect Donald Trump said John Phelan will be "a tremendous force for our Naval Service members, and…
Trump, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte discuss global security issues
President-elect Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte discussed global security issues while meeting in Palm Beach, Fla., on Friday. Photo by the North…
Trump picks billionaire investor Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary | Donald Trump News
The hedge fund manager will be responsible for implementing president-elect’s pledges to cut taxes and raise tariffs.US President-elect Donald Trump has picked hedge fund manager…
Trump chooses Bessent for treasury secretary, Vought for budget director
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday continued filling out his Cabinet by nominating Scott Bessent for treasury secretary and Russell Vought to head the White…
Trump picks Bessent as Treasury secretary, Vought top budget official
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he’ll nominate billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next…