President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees Scott Bessent, Doug Burgum, Lee Zeldin and Scott Turner will sit for Senate confirmation hearings Thursday.
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Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. Thursday's hearings include Doug Burgum, Scott Turner, Lee Zeldin, Pam Bondi and Scott Bessent. Watch live.
While reactions largely fall within partisan lines, both parties appear poised to work with new HUD leadership to tackle housing challenges.
The hedge fund manager and Trump advisor also lent support to the idea of reconsidering deposit insurance limits for some kinds of accounts, such as those used for payrolls.
Four of President-elect Trump's cabinet nominees, including Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary, Doug Burgum for Interior Secretary, Lee Zeldin for EPA, and Scott Turner for HUD, will face Senate confirmation hearings on Thursday.
President-elect Donald Trump's picks for the Treasury, Housing and Urban Development and Interior departments, along with the Environmental Protection Agency, went before lawmakers on Thursday. Among them included former presidential candidate Doug Burgum and billionaire Trump donor Scott Bessent.
The incoming president and his Republican allies are beginning to plot out major changes to federal taxes and spending as they prepare to take control of Washington.
Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. While many are rapidly gaining support for their confirmation, the remaining still have to go before the committees overseeing the agencies Trump wants them to run.
Sixteen women. Twelve TV and news media personalities. Ten immigrants. A former NFL football player. These are among the first 100 people who President-elect Donald Trump has named to various positions for his upcoming administration.
Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development ... hired over 1,000 people for The United States Government.”
A slate of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees have appeared before senators in recent days for key hearings on their road to confirmation. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was the first to be confirmed,