Live updates: Trump, Netanyahu meet on ceasefire deal; Senate panels advance Gabbard, RFK Jr.
As part of the Trump administration’s crusade for “government efficiency,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio is being put in ...
RFK Jr., Gabbard on Glide Path to Confirmation After White House Lobbying Push
JD Vance played a prominent role in winning over skeptical Republican senators.
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Senate committees clear path for confirmations of Gabbard and RFK Jr.
Two of President Trump’s most embattled nominees cleared major hurdles on their paths to confirmation. The Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines to send Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination ...
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Confirmation process for Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense
This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation. The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for Hegseth on January 14, 2025. [1] The Senate confirmed Hegseth in a 51-50 ...
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Confirmation process for Russell Vought for director of the Office of Management and Budget
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for Vought on January 15, 2025. Russell Vought's Senate confirmation hearing, January 15, 2025 The Senate ...
GOP senator: USAID vital to countering China’s efforts in Africa, South America
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) expressed skepticism about the Trump administration’s efforts to fold the U.S. Agency for ...
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Republican Senator Argues USAID Is Essential to ‘Combat’ China Globally — As Elon Musk Guts The Agency
I want Congress to exercise its right and power as a co-equal branch of the federal government. Yes, I do,” Wicker replied The post Republican Senator Argues USAID Is Essential to ‘Combat’ China ...
Lawmakers Shaken by Crash at Reagan National Airport
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill were shaken by the news. Sen. Roger Wicker (R., Miss.) opened a meeting of the Senate Armed ...