Pete Hegseth and Kristi Noem are among the first official, sworn-in members of the Trump administration. We’re really doing this, I guess!
Kristi Noem cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Friday, teeing up her final confirmation vote for early Sunday.
Republicans kept the Senate working Saturday to install the latest member of Trump’s national security team on a 59-34 vote.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, the firebrand who gained a national spotlight during the coronavirus pandemic, was confirmed by the Senate.
In a pair of weekend votes, the U.S. Senate confirmed two of President Donald Trump’s more controversial Cabinet nominees, now-Secretary of Defense Pete
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump's nominee for Labor Secretary, is still awaiting her confirmation hearing. Chavez-DeRemer, a Republican, served one term in Congress representing Oregon's 5th District, was defeated in November's election by Democrat Janelle Bynum. Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley expressed his support for Chavez-DeRemer's confirmation.
The Senate struck a deal to hold a vote Saturday morning on Kristi Noem’s nomination to be the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The Senate is expected to vote Saturday at 11:30 a.m. to confirm Noem instead of returning on Sunday as originally planned.
(TNND) — The senate plans to vote on the confirmation of Scott Bessent as treasury secretary on Monday evening.
President Donald Trump plans Wednesday to sign into law the Laken Riley Act, the first legislation to get his signature since his return to the White House. The bill, named in memory of a nursing student killed by an undocumented immigrant in Georgia,
Michigan Sen. Gary Peters says he won't be seeking a third term in 2026. The surprise decision Tuesday again complicates for Democrats in Michigan, who will be forced to defend an open seat in the battleground state for the second straight election cycle.
President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans taking key roles in his Republican administration.