The Senate intensifies confirmation hearings for Trump’s Cabinet picks, with Scott Bessent, Doug Burgum, and Lee Zeldin defending their qualifications. Meanwhile, Pam Bondi faces further scrutiny in a ...

The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet.

Senators quizzed Trump's Interior secretary nominee, proposed EPA administrator and Treasury secretary nominee.

A slate of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees have appeared before senators in recent days for key hearings on their road to ...

Who: Scott Bessent, 62, is a billionaire hedge ... of companies that benefit from Medicare and Medicaid spending. Who: Lee Zeldin served as U.S. representative from New York from 2015 to 2023.

The new administration is set to face significant challenges, including heightened geopolitical tensions, economic recovery, and domestic political polarisation.

JD Vance — Vice President Marco Rubio — Secretary of State Scott Bessent — Secretary of the Treasury Pete Hegseth — Secretary of Defense Pam Bondi — Attorney General Doug Burgum — Secretary of the ...

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 ...

Donald Trump has tapped former Republican Representative Lee Zeldin to head the US's Environmental Protection Agency. Zeldin, a Trump loyalist, is expected to undo dozens of environmental regulations.

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Lee Zeldin, the Jewish Long Island Republican congressman, made the case for President Donald Trump by talking up his own service to his constituents and telling a harrowing ...

Bessent would be Trump’s point person on GOP priorities such as tax cuts and tariffs. Meanwhile, Burgum and Zeldin would both ... Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., opened ...