Trump Treasury Pick Bessent Faces Senate Grilling on Taxes, Trade, Deficits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary, hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, vowed to maintain the dollar's status as the world's reserve currency as he prepared to face questions from U.S. senators on Thursday on how he will implement Trump's tax cut, tariff and deregulation plans.
Takeaways from Senate confirmation hearings: Democrats grill Trump Cabinet nominee
Trump's nominees for secretary of State, attorney general, CIA director, Energy secretary and Transportation secretary went before Senate committees.
Watch live: Senate holds confirmation hearings on Trump’s Cabinet picks
Many nominees have met with senators individually. Now, they will go before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run.
Trump's Attorney General Pick Pam Bondi to Face US Senate Grilling
Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, will face a Senate panel on Wednesday where Democrats are expected to grill her over the Republican president-elect's threats to use the Justice Department to seek revenge against his political enemies.
Pam Bondi likely to be confirmed, senators say, as top Tump picks push through hearings
Bondi was on the road to confirmation, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., one of her chief antagonists, said as that hearing ended. "Today, Pam Bondi demonstrated exactly why she is an excellent choice to serve as the next Attorney General of the United States,
Senate Hearings for Trump’s Cabinet Picks Have Begun. Here’s the Schedule.
Selections for attorney general, secretary of homeland security, secretary of state and Treasury secretary are among those set to have hearings this week.
Marco Rubio scorns ‘postwar global order’ as ‘obsolete’ in Senate hearing
A veteran of the Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio is widely seen as one of Trump's least controversial Cabinet picks and is ...
Trump CIA pick Ratcliffe faces Senate questions on politicized intelligence
The Senate intelligence committee opened a confirmation hearing on Wednesday for President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be ...
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The 119th Congress — Day 1 — A Tale of Two Legislative Bodies and the Beginning of a Busy Year
The opening hours of the 119th Congress provided an interesting look at the two bodies of Congress, the United States House of Representatives ...
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Jim Justice officially sworn in for United States Senate seat
One day after turning the keys to the Governor’s Mansion over to Patrick Morrisey, Jim Justice was sworn in to begin his ...
Who represents you? Here are the demographics of the new US Congress
Friday marks the start of the 119th United States Congress as new members are scheduled to be sworn in on Capitol Hill. As ...
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Alma, Bentonville students selected for US Senate Youth Program
ALMA, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Two high school seniors from Alma and Bentonville have been chosen for a United States Senate ...
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Sheehy co-sponsors Laken Riley Act in Senate
A new bill before lawmakers in Washington, D.C., aims to crack down on illegal immigration with new federal enforcement for ...
Senate immigration bill aims to overturn Supreme Court precedent in a sea change for legal system, experts say
Anti-immigrant state officials and federal judges would have new power to dictate immigration enforcement– including whether ...