Trump Orders Pentagon to Pursue U.S. Iron Dome Missile Defense System Trump DOJ Fires Prosecutors Who Worked on Jack Smith Investigations Senate Confirms Scott Bessent as Trump’s Treasury ...
The Senate is set to vote Monday on the confirmation of Scott Bessent as treasury secretary, as Senate Republicans work to quickly install President Trump's picks for top administration posts.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent ... before settling on Bessent as his nominee. He also mulled over billionaire investor John Paulson and Howard ...
Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate, but Thune has complained that Democrats are using procedural maneuvers to slow the approval of some of Trump's more controversial picks, including former Fox News host Pete Hegseth for defense secretary and vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services.
Former Congressman John Ratcliffe is the nation's new CIA director after the Senate voted 74-25 in favor of his confirmation on Thursday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director ... The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump ...
Former hedge fund manager Scott Bessent was confirmed yesterday in the Senate as the new Treasury Secretary. The 62-year-old Tr*mp nominee becomes the first out-gay man to hold the position. He’s also the highest-ranking LGBTQ+ official in US history. The Treasury Secretary is fifth-in-line to the Presidency.