Linda McMahon’s nomination as Education secretary moves to full Senate
Linda McMahon's nomination to serve as Education secretary advanced through a Senate committee Thursday, setting up a vote by the full chamber. Photo by Annabelle…
Health Secretary Kennedy: Panel to examine childhood vaccine schedule
WASHINGTON — To earn the vote he needed to become the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a special promise to a U.S. senator:…
Protests, DOGE opposition arise during confirmation hearing for Education secretary
1 of 6 | Linda McMahon attends the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions confirmation hearing for her nomination as secretary of Education…
Protests, DOGE opposition arises during confirmation hearing for education secretary
1 of 6 | Linda McMahon attends the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions confirmation hearing for her nomination as secretary of Education…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as the nation’s health secretary
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent lawyer and vocal vaccine critic, as the nation’s health secretary, controlling $1.7 trillion in…
VA Secretary Doug Collins to temporarily head 2 watchdog offices
Former Rep. Doug Collins, R-GA, President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, testifies before a Senate Veterans Affairs committee confirmation hearing on Capitol…
VA secretary to temporarily head 2 watchdog offices but judge lets one fired leader to resume role for now
Former Rep. Doug Collins, R-GA, President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, testifies before a Senate Veterans Affairs committee confirmation hearing on Capitol…
Thousands more construction workers promised as Education Secretary pledges to ‘make trades great again’
RED tape is being slashed to train more British builders instead of relying on migrants - as the Education Secretary pledges to “make trades great…
Senate confirms former NFL player Scott Turner as HUD secretary
Scott Turner testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing as nominee for secretary of Housing and Urban Development on Jan. 16.…
Senate panel backs Kennedy’s nomination as health secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee to lead the sprawling federal bureaucracy responsible for the healthcare of millions of Americans, received the backing of…
Senate confirms fracking company CEO Chris Wright as enery secretary
Chris Wright testifies on Jan. 15 during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on his nomination to become Energy secretary. Photo by Ken…
US Secretary of State Rubio says he has become ‘acting director’ of USAID | Donald Trump News
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revealed he has taken over as acting director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to temporarily oversee Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Scott Bessent testifies at a Senate Finance Committee hearing as nominee for secretary of the Treasury at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 17. He was…
Senate OKs Burgum as Interior secretary, tasked with upping drilling
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as Interior secretary late Thursday after President Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republican administration’s ambitions to…
Vice President Vance swears in Sean Duffy as new Transportation secretary
1 of 3 | Vice President JD Vance speaks after swearing-in Sean Duffy as Secretary of Transportation in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington,…
Trump critic Gen. Milley’s security clearance, protective detail pulled
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling security protections and clearance for retired Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley and has ordered the…
Senate panel to grill Trump HHS secretary pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in confirmation hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services will testify in a confirmation hearing Wednesday. Photo by Bonnie…
US Senate confirms Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary | Politics News
Noem takes charge of a sprawling agency that deals with a host of crucial issues like immigration and customs.The US Senate has confirmed Kristi Noem…
Senate confirms Kristi Noem as Trump’s Homeland Security secretary
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to…
Kristi Noem easily confirmed as Homeland Security secretary
1 of 4 | Kristi Noem was confirmed Saturday morning as the new U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security by a 59-34 vote. Photo by Bonnie…