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Senate, Hegseth
Hegseth emerges from tough Senate hearing with confirmation vote on track
Senate Republicans are expressing optimism that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Pentagon, earned the support he needs to be confirmed after he emerged mostly unscathed from his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.
Hegseth survives attacks from Democrats in testy Senate hearing
Pete Hegseth on Tuesday battled through a high-stakes Senate hearing in which Democrats sought to paint the Pentagon nominee as inexperienced, unprofessional and toxic due to allegations of sexual
The death of the Senate confirmation hearing
Francis Chung/POLITICO Entering his confirmation hearing to become secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth had been dogged by questions about his alcohol use, sexual assault allegations levied against him and his lack of experience at leading a complex government bureaucracy.
Trump, Senate
Senate’s week packed with nomination hearings for Trump’s Cabinet picks
Energy committee chairman Sen. Mike Lee postponed Burgum's hearing, saying his paperwork was unnecessarily delayed.
Trump’s Cabinet picks are set for Senate hearings. Here’s the schedule
Senate hearings are scheduled this coming week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. Many have met with senators individually. Now, they will go before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run. Here’s a look at the schedule for Senate hearings set so far, in Eastern time:
The Latest: Nomination Process for Trump Cabinet Picks Begins in Front of Senate Committees
After the initial crush of personnel announcements for President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration, the nominations process will officially begin
Jim Justice, Senate and West Virginia
West Virginia’s former governor Justice takes Senate oath of office
Jim Justice, former governor of West Virginia, took the oath of office for the Senate Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. A former billionaire whose family businesses include coal mines and the operation of The Greenbrier resort,
Jim Justice sworn into Senate after two terms as West Virginia governor
Sen. Jim Justice (R-WV) was sworn into the Senate on Tuesday, bringing Republicans one step closer to a 53-seat majority in the upper chamber. Justice took the oath of office one day after he finished his second term as West Virginia governor and six days before President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated for a second term as president.
Jim Justice officially sworn in as United States Senator
Justice was officially sworn into the United States Senate Tuesday, replacing long-time Democratic Senator Joe Manchin. Justice, who previously served two terms as Governor of West Virginia, was joined by his Republican colleague Senator Shelley Moore Capito on the Senate floor for his swearing in.
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Disaster aid for California should not come with conditions, US House Democratic Caucus chair says
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House aiming to vote on budget by ...
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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 ...
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Reversing Donald Trump, Joe Biden moves to take Cuba off US state sponsor of terror list
An administration official said Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva also asked Biden to lift the state sponsor of ...
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No. 2 Senate Democratic leader will back Rubio for secretary of State
Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) on Monday announced that he will vote for Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to become the ...
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Door County student to join Senate Youth Program in D.C., earns $10,000 scholarship
Isabella Dereszkiewicz-Hodowany will join Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson during the USSYP Washington Week.
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When presidents would send handwritten lists of their nominees to the Senate, things were a lot different
For positions such as U.S. attorney, assistant secretary of state or director of the Bureau of Land Management, presidents usually submit nominations to the Senate when the Senate is in session. The ...
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Thune on role as Senate Majority Leader
Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune has a bold legislative agenda. “We want to make sure we’re securing the border, ...
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United States Attorney Zachary Myers resigns ahead of Trump inauguration
The rule of law is not self-executing,” said US Attorney Zachary Myers, who was appointed by President Joe Biden in 2021.
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