Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy, and Linda McMahon are expected to have their senate confirmation hearings next week to join President Trump's cabinet. One cabinet pick, Sen. Rubio, has been confirmed as the Secretary of State by the US Senate by unanimous consent.

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Senators will hold a hearing next week to question former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence—the latest controversial Trump cabinet ...

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as his nominee for director of national intelligence on November 13, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation. The Senate Intelligence Committee held a ...

Will the Senate GOP confirm controversial picks like Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr.? Here’s the hearings schedule and list of who’s been confirmed.

With each announcement of a Cabinet nominee, Trump moved closer to assembling a team of advisers with a long history of opposition to policies that support Black Americans.

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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.

Here are Trump's choices for some of the key posts, including defense, intelligence, health, diplomacy, trade, justice, immigration and economic policymaking. Hegseth, 44, is a military veteran who has expressed disdain for the "woke" policies of Pentagon leaders, including its top military officer.

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz. speaks at the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Defense secretary, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation's defense secretary Friday in a dramatic late-night vote, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid accusations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women.

Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Six Democrats joined all Republican senators in