The committee vote was split along party lines, with Democrats saying that a lack of an FBI background check for Turner was a sticking point.

While reactions largely fall within partisan lines, both parties appear poised to work with new HUD leadership to tackle housing challenges.

Picked to lead the housing agency under Trump, the former Texas House member tells senators there is a housing crisis. Democrats say they want to act only after a background check.

WASHINGTON – Former Texas state Rep. Scott Turner, picked by president-elect Donald Trump to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, told a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel testify before Senate committees on Capitol Hill Thursday as urgency builds to confirm President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominations.

President Trump's nominees for top posts in his administration are gearing up for their Senate confirmation hearings, which kicked off earlier this month.

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as his nominee for secretary of the Treasury on November 22, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation. The Senate Finance Committee held a confirmation ...

Trump announced on November 22, 2024, that he had selected Turner as his nominee for secretary of Housing and Urban Development in his second presidential term. In a statement, Trump said, "Scott is an NFL Veteran, who, during my First Term, served as the ...

One of Trump’s picks is currently an evangelical pastor: Southern Baptist Scott Turner, an associate pastor at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, was tapped to be Trump’s secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Scott Turner is the nominee for secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Here's why he's poised for success in the new role.

A slate of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees have appeared before senators in recent days for key hearings on their road to confirmation. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was the first to be confirmed, securing the secretary of State position with a unanimous vote on inauguration day.

UN Ambassador nominee Elise Stefanik Rep ... an oil and gas company operating in Kurdistan, Iraq. Scott Turner is Trump's nominee to be secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.