Pam Bondi likely to be confirmed as Trump picks glide through hearings: Recap
Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, survived an at times contentious hearing while declining to say if Joe ...
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Russell Vought could expand power of Trump's budget office
If confirmed again as White House budget director, Russell Vought would likely do more than oversee spending, policy and regulations. Vought, a co-author of Project 2025 who served as budget ...
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Vought nomination signals bruising spending wars under Trump
The Senate’s confirmation hearing of Russell Vought, one of Washington’s staunchest advocates for cutting spending, offered a preview Wednesday of the bruising spending wars likely to consume ...
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Senators grill OMB pick on spending, workers, regulations
Russell Vought defended plans to review whether a president can withhold approved spending. Democratic senators on Wednesday pressed President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Office of ...
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Confirmation process for John Ratcliffe for director of the Central Intelligence Agency
President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe as his nominee for director of the Central Intelligence Agency on November 12, 2024. This ...
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Senate to vote on new CIA boss
The Economist is following Donald Trump’s progress during his first 100 days in office. Keep up to date with our Trump ...
Senate confirmation process kicks into high gear for Trump’s Cabinet
After Donald Trump takes the oath of office and Congress concludes the inaugural pageantry, the Senate will get back to work.
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Confirmation process for Marco Rubio for secretary of state
The confirmation process includes several rounds of investigation and review, beginning with the submission of a personal financial disclosure report and a background check. The nominee is then ...