You're hired! Here's who passed Congress' Trump cabinet test and how stormy their hearings were
While some, like Secretary of State Marco Rubio, sailed through, others, like Attorney General Pam Bondi, saw their confirmation process marred with pointed confrontations and deep dives into their personal lives, as was the case for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Live updates: Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks face Senate hearings
Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks prepared to face skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic senators Thursday.
More of Trump's Cabinet Picks Are Set for Senate Hearings. Here's the Schedule
The nominations process for President Donald Trump's appointees is picking up pace, with some confirmed by the Senate and hearings scheduled for more of his Cabinet picks. Some are already at work. Others are appearing before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump,
How Americans Rate Donald Trump's Cabinet Picks
Americans have a mostly positive view of some of President Donald Trump's top Cabinet picks, although a significant number have no opinion of them yet, according to a poll. Newsweek has contacted the White House for comment via email outside of regular working hours.
Republican skeptics cave on Trump’s most controversial Cabinet picks
Several Senate Republicans initially put the brakes on a few Trump nominees, setting themselves up as a moral guardian on the choices. They all caved at the end.
Trump's 2024 Picks for His Cabinet and Administration: Who Has Been Confirmed?
President Donald Trump’s Cabinet is made up largely of his most loyal supporters. Here’s a look at who has already been confirmed and who is waiting.
How Each Senator Voted on Trump’s Cabinet and Administration Nominees
The Senate has approved each of President Trump’s selections for cabinet posts that it has voted on to this point. Note: Confirmation requires a simple majority of voting senators. The most contentious vote has been on the confirmation of Pete Hegseth,
Factbox-Who has Trump picked for his cabinet and other top posts?
The U.S. Senate has confirmed about half of President Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet so far. Here are Trump's choices for some key posts. PETE HEGSETH, DEFENSE SECRETARY Hegseth, 44, is a military veteran who has expressed disdain for the "woke" policies of Pentagon leaders,
Do Trump’s Cabinet picks have more support now than in his last term? What votes show
But voting in favor of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks is not uncommon for Democratic senators, a McClatchy News analysis of Senate roll call votes shows. In fact, this isn’t the first confirmation vote to receive support from Democrats in the Senate.
Key Trump Cabinet members refuse to acknowledge Trump lost in 2020
Attorney general nominee Pam Bondi and FBI nominee Kash Patel decline to fully acknowledge Biden’s win, while OMB pick Russ ...
After initial hesitation, Republican senators prepare to confirm Donald Trump's team
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees appear to be on a glide path to confirmation in the Senate, despite ...
The Latest: House Republicans focus on Trump's big budget package
House Republicans are working overtime after a lengthy White House meeting to meet President Donald Trump’s demand for a big ...
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Donald Trump’s Cabinet of Revenge
Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., bobbed and weaved around senators’ questions, but their own words came ...
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‘Highly Unusual’: CNN Panel Sounds Alarm On Trump Asking Clarence Thomas to Swear In His Cabinet Members
Dana Bash and a CNN panel raised red flags over Clarence Thomas being so frequently used to swear in Donald Trump's nominees.
ProPublica’s Coverage of Donald Trump’s Appointments — and How They Could Reshape Federal Agencies
President Trump’s nominees for key positions have a history of pushing back against the work of the departments and agencies ...
Why does Donald Trump want to gut the Department of Education?
Dismantling the agency is high on Trump’s priority list, with the president previously pledging to ‘drain the government ...
How Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth and others made it to Trump's Cabinet
As you can see in the charts below, some of Trump's nominees have career paths that would be familiar in any presidential ...