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The GOP-led Senate hasn't yet rejected any of Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees, but Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appear to be on shaky ground. By Steve Benen When it comes to choices for ...

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He's also worked at U.S. 1, Community News Service and the Middletown Transcript. On Monday evening, the Senate confirmed Wall Street veteran Scott Bessent as the Treasury Secretary. He replaces ...

The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as the next secretary of Homeland Security on Saturday, giving the South Dakota governor bipartisan support to lead a department that will play a key role in ...

Vice President JD Vance swore in Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense after he broke the tie in the Senate vote and confirmed Hegseth by 51-50. Photo: Ron Sachs/Press Pool WASHINGTON—Pete ...

swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women. Kristi Noem wins Senate approval to lead Trump's DHS ...

sexual assault and other aggressive actions toward women, which he has denied. The vote was 51-49, with a final vote on confirmation expected Friday. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N ...

Pete Hegseth cleared a procedural hurdle Thursday for a final Senate vote to advance his confirmation to lead the Department of Defense, setting up a high-stakes showdown. A motion to invoke ...

Ohio Republicans introduced a bill to overhaul higher education, saying the changes are needed to curb liberal bias on university and college campuses. "To be the best, we must be a meritocracy ...

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