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Trump’s FBI director pick, Kash Patel, to face skeptical Democrats at Senate confirmation hearing

Patel, a Trump loyalist who has railed against the FBI over its investigations into the president and claimed that Jan. 6 rioters were mistreated by the Justice Department, was picked in November to replace Christopher Wray.

CBS News · 1d

Here's the confirmation hearing schedule for Trump's Cabinet picks

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

Washington Examiner on MSN · 13h

Cabinet tracker: Senate gets faster start on confirming Trump nominees

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,

Lee Zeldin, Senate

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Senate confirms former NY congressman Lee Zeldin as Trump's EPA administrator

Zeldin, 44, is from New York. He served eight years in Congress and lost a race for governor in 2022. He is expected to push deregulation.

The New York Times · 6h

Senate Confirms Lee Zeldin to Head E.P.A.

The former New York congressman has little experience in environmental policy. He is expected to follow orders to weaken climate rules.

The Washington Post on MSN · 8h

Senate confirms Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency

Several Democrats voted in favor of Zeldin, a former lawmaker from New York who will oversee an agency tasked with protecting the environment and public health.

Senate Republicans push ahead on Trump budget pick Russell Vought

The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate Budget Committee will move ahead on confirming President Donald Trump's pick for budget ...

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Trump attorney general pick Pam Bondi wins Senate committee approval on party-line vote

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Justice Department, Pam Bondi, was approved in a party-line vote by the ...

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US Senate bill seeks to limit birthright citizenship for some immigrants

A group of Republican Senators has introduced a bill in the US Senate to restrict birthright citizenship to the children of ...

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Bob Menendez to be sentenced in gold bar bribery case that ended US Senate career

Former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez will be sentenced on Wednesday over his 2024 conviction for taking bribes including gold ...

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Senate Judiciary Committee votes to advance Pam Bondi’s nomination as attorney general

Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is one step closer to being confirmed as the United States Attorney ...

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Senate Republicans urge Trump to sanction ICC after failed legislation push

Senate Republicans are recommending President Trump issue an executive order to sanction the International Criminal Court for ...

US Senate Democrats block bill to sanction international court over Israel

The bill was a Republican-led effort to sanction the International Criminal Court in protest of its arrest warrants for ...

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Senate votes to confirm Pete Hegseth as Trump’s new Defense Secretary

WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's ...

Senate confirms Pete Hegseth as defense secretary

The Senate on Friday night confirmed President Donald Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News personality, to ...

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The whistleblower ‘forced to disguise himself’ because of Tulsi Gabbard

Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence faces battle in Senate over Assad regime relationship ...

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