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The U.S. Senate could vote to confirm Republican President Donald Trump's nominee for treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, this ...

The U.S. Senate narrowly voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and military ...

In a 51 to 49 vote Thursday, the Senate advanced Hegseth's nomination, with two Republicans joining all Democrats in ...

Hegseth’s nomination: Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, survived a crucial procedural vote that ...

Pete Hegseth cleared a procedural hurdle Thursday for a final Senate vote to advance his confirmation to lead the Department ...

The U.S. Senate is expected to hold a confirmation vote on Tuesday on John Ratcliffe, President Donald Trump's nominee for ...

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The Senate voted on Monday to confirm Marco Rubio as President Donald Trump’s secretary of state, the first high-level ...

WASHINGTON: The US Senate narrowly voted on Thursday (Jan 23) to advance the nomination of Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and military veteran, to be President Donald Trump's secretary of ...

Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Thursday announced on social media that she would vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to ...

U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday advanced the nomination of veteran and onetime Fox News host Pete Hegseth to lead the ...