the nominee to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, will testify at 10 a.m. before the Senate Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs Committee. Also at 10 a.m., Doug Burgum will face ...

President-elect Donald Trump's picks for the Treasury, Housing and Urban Development and Interior departments, along with the Environmental Protection Agency, went before lawmakers on Thursday. Among them included former presidential candidate Doug Burgum and billionaire Trump donor Scott Bessent.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Former Gov. Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the the Interior Department as ...

The former inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was reportedly escorted out of her office Monday after she "refused to comply" with her termination – though the USDA denies that she was forcibly removed.

The Senate has confirmed five members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet since he assumed office on Jan. 20, with five more ready for floor action in the coming days. The pace is faster than in 2017, the first time Trump had Republican control of Washington. By this point in his first term, only two were confirmed.

Transgender Rights: Trump signed an executive order restricting gender-affirming medical treatments for children and teenagers under 19, a move that continued to chip away at social protections for transgender and intersex people.

Entering into this next presidential cycle there is a hot mix of scrutiny and excitement surrounding President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for Cabinet. It’s important to understand who these

Trump has embraced the ultra wealthy as well as tariffs and other policies that could stoke the inflation he criticized as a candidate.

Chaos and confusion remain the order of the day for Indian Country, barely a week into the new administration of President Donald Trump.

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.

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

Deb Haaland, who championed conservation and clean energy during her tenure as Interior secretary, has launched her Democratic