President-elect Trump’s nominee for Interior secretary, sat for a largely cordial hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on

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Thursday’s trio of confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees put the focus squarely on Trump’s domestic and economic agenda that will dominate the debates on Capitol Hill this year.

Interior nominee Doug Burgum, Energy pick Chris Wright and EPA nominee Lee Zeldin are in for some tough questions during confirmation hearings this week.

In a new memo obtained by NBC News, Senate Finance Democratic tax staff found that Scott Bessent avoided over $950,000 of self-employment taxes.

Trump's picks to lead four federal agencies testified without the flashes of anger that marked Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi's earlier showdowns.

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.

Senate confirmation hearings for the Trump cabinet continue on Thursday. They will include Doug Burgum for interior secretary, Scott Turner for housing secretary and Lee Zeldin for Environmental Protection Agency administrator at 10 a.m. Eastern, and Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary at 10:30 a.m.

1610 a.m.: Doug Burgum, Secretary of the Interior (rescheduled from 1/14) 10 a.m.: Lee Zeldin, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator10 a.m.: Scott Turner, Secretary of Housing and Urban ...

This page provides an overview of the confirmation process for Donald Trump's (R) Cabinet nominees in his second presidential term. What is the Cabinet? The Cabinet comes from Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution, which states that the ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for interior secretary told senators that the U.S. can use fossil fuel development to promote world peace.