Senator Maggie Hassan took to the Senate floor to voice strong opposition to Pete Hegseth’s nomination as Secretary of Defense. Hassan criticized Hegseth’s alleged lack of skills, experience, record,

The Senate on Saturday voted to advance Scott Bessent’s nomination to become the next secretary of the Treasury, putting him in line to be confirmed on Monday. Senators voted 67-23 to tee up

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, faced questioning Thursday during a Senate Finance Committee hearing.

The Senate on Saturday approved the nomination of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), putting her at the center of an administration focused

Tuesday to support Scott Bessent’s nomination as Treasury Secretary, clearing the way for his confirmation on the Senate floor as soon as this week. All of the panel’s Republicans voted yes, along wit

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary, giving him the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan on tariffs that doesn’t jeopardize growth.

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The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as treasury secretary, filling a key role in President Donald Trump's Cabinet with Bessent expected to help orchestrate Trump's economic agenda.

Maggie Hassan Bemoans Trump Killing Bipartisan Border Deal ‘For Purely Political Reasons’ During a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing last week, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) spoke about the bipartisan border security deal that was killed in the Senate after President Trump,

The Senate Finance Committee voted 16-11 to advance Bessent’s nomination, clearing the way for a Senate floor vote in the coming days. Two Democrats — Sens. Mark Warner of Virginia and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire — joined the committee’s Republicans in supporting Bessent for the top economic job in Trump’s Cabinet.

Scott Bessent testified before the Senate Finance Committee, where the expiring Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was a major point of conversation.

A Senate committee on Monday evening advanced the nomination of Kristi Noem to become the next secretary of Homeland Security.