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Trump nominees will face Senate scrutiny this week

Many of Trump’s nominees to serve in Cabinet and advisory roles are slated to appear this week for hearings before Senate committees, a key test for many of them.

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US Senate confirms Trump nominee Ratcliffe as CIA director

A majority of the U.S. Senate on Thursday backed President Donald Trump's nominee John Ratcliffe, a former House of Representatives member who served as Director of National Intelligence during Trump's first term,

U.S. News & World Report · 7h

US Senate Advances Nomination of Trump CIA Director Pick

The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of John Ratcliffe, a former House of Representatives member who served as director of national intelligence during President Donald Trump's first term,

MSNBC · 1h

Senate confirms John Ratcliffe for CIA director

Ratcliffe, Trump’s former director of national intelligence, sought to reassure senators that he would remain apolitical in his role as CIA director.

The Economist · 1d

Senate to vote on new CIA boss

If approved, Mr Ratcliffe will become the president’s second successful nominee: Marco Rubio was sworn in as secretary of state yesterday. Russ Vought, Mr Trump’s pick as head of the Office of Management and Budget,

Jeffries: Trump release of violent Jan. 6 felons ‘undermines public safety’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) hammered President Trump on Thursday for pardoning those charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, warning that the liberation of hundreds ...

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Doug Burgum clears crucial hurdle in bid to become Interior secretary

The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted Thursday, Jan. 23, 18-2 to recommend the Republican’s ...

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Trump gives GOP senators no set strategy as leaders struggle to craft his priorities

Trump said it “feels great” to be back inside the U.S. Capitol for the first time since ... At one point during the meeting, Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D. said he suggested, "Well, Mr. President ...

Speaker Johnson forms committee to probe Jan. 6, Democrats’ original investigation

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said he will establish a new select subcommittee that will probe the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot — and likely dig into the now-defunct Jan. 6 select ...

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