Thune assures Senate is ‘ahead of schedule’ in confirming Trump’s Cabinet
Senate Majority Leader John Thune argued that Senate Republicans are actually “ahead of schedule” in the confirmation process of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, citing how long it took to confirm Trump’s first Cabinet in 2017.
Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Trump’s Treasury secretary
Scott Bessent on Monday secured confirmation to lead the Department of the Treasury, putting President Trump’s top economic nominee in place ahead of a daunting GOP push to enact Trump’s
Senate votes to confirm Marco Rubio as Trump's secretary of state
Hours after Trump was sworn in as president, senators confirmed his first Cabinet pick and advanced the nominations of several others through committee.
Pete Hegseth Narrowly Confirmed as Trump’s Defense Secretary in Tie-Breaking Vote
The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth late Friday, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon.
Senate Confirms North Dakota's Burgum as Trump Interior Secretary
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Doug Burgum, the former governor of North Dakota, as President Donald Trump's interior secretary. The vote was 79 to 18. Burgum, 68, will lead an agency that guides the use of 500 million acres (202 million hectares) of federal and tribal land,
Senate confirms Doug Burgum as Interior secretary
Doug Burgum will be the point person for public land management and President Trump’s “drill, baby, drill" agenda to expand oil and gas development.
Senate set for confirmation vote on Doug Burgum, Trump’s pick to lead the Interior
The Senate is set to vote Thursday on President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department, former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.
John Thune is caught in the crossfire of Trump’s trade war
Trump is eager to threaten economic warfare as he tries to force concessions from Canada and Mexico — he cited drug trafficking and trade deficits in his comments Thursday. But even the risk of new ...
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Day 1: John Thune's list of targets for Trump
Senate GOP leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is primed to hand President Trump a quick string of wins on his first days in office.
Thune: Remaining Trump Cabinet nominees ‘have a path to get there’
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.C.) said on Monday that he thinks President Trump’s remaining Cabinet nominees have a ...
Trump names South Dakota Trade CEO Luke Lindberg as pick for USDA trade under secretary
South Dakota Trade CEO Luke Lindberg was chosen as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for under secretary of trade and ...
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Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving Trump the first member of his Cabinet
Keeping that promise will be the core mission of the United States Department of State. The Senate quickly confirmed Marco ...
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Sen. Thune suggests staying through weekend to confirm Trump picks after Dems delay votes: 'Shouldn't be hard'
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., showed frustration ... and that was former Florida senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State. He was confirmed on Monday by a unanimous vote.
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(2nd LD) Commerce secretary nominee accuses S. Korea, Japan of having 'taken advantage of' America's 'good nature'
(2nd LD) commerce nominee-confirmation hearing WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Donald Trump's nominee for commerce ...
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Lawmakers scramble to gauge impacts of Trump’s funding freeze
A federal judge blocked the freeze, but Democrats and Republicans are trying to figure out how it could affect programs.