Confirmation delays stack up for Trump nominees as paperwork lags in federal offices
Many of President-elect Trump's second-term Cabinet choices have had their scheduled confirmation hearings postponed, with Senate committees citing unresolved documents. Hearings for Doug Collins, the nominee to head the Department of Veterans Affairs, and former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, the nominee to be Secretary of the Interior, were held Tuesday as part of an […]
Marco Rubio, Banned from China, Defends Tough Beijing Stance at Confirmation Hearing
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) addressed concerns about his long-standing vocal stance against atrocities committed by communist China during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing Wednesday after being nominated to be secretary of state. Ta. President-elect Donald Trump selected Rubio became top diplomat shortly after winning the November election and described him as “a highly […]
Native tribe lifts banishment on Noem ahead of Senate confirmation hearing
A Native American tribe in South Dakota lifted its expulsion against Republican Gov. Kristi Noem in a letter Wednesday and expressed support for her nomination as secretary of Homeland Security, Fox News Digital has learned. Flandreau-Santee Sioux Tribe Chairman Tony Rider sent a letter to Noem on Wednesday informing him that the tribe's executive committee […]
Live coverage: Biden's farewell speech comes on heels of raucous confirmation hearings
President Biden is scheduled to deliver a prime-time farewell speech from the Oval Office on Wednesday in the final days of his presidency. This will be one of Biden's final speeches at the end of his term, and was preceded by Biden's announcement from the White House that a cease-fire agreement had been reached between […]
Pam Bondi lays a land mine for Adam Schiff during confirmation hearing: ‘You know what we should be worried about?’
Pam Bondi, nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be attorney general, lashed out at California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff after a heated exchange during Wednesday's confirmation hearing. Like other Senate Democrats, Mr. Schiff spent much of his time interrupting Mr. Bondi and suggesting that he would act as a partisan actor at the Justice Department […]
Top 5 moments from Rubio’s Senate confirmation hearing: ‘I get bilingual protesters’
Sen. Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, successfully passed his confirmation hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, all but confirming that he will assume the top diplomatic role under the new Trump administration later this month. Mr. Rubio's confirmation hearings have typically been a process filled with verbal accusations, strong political agendas, and […]
Senate Dems’ hypocrisy exposed during tense confirmation hearing with Russell Vought
Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Director of the Office of Management and Budget, faces confirmation. hearing Wednesday in the Senate. Vought previously held the same position during President Trump's first term and fought off several attacks from Senate Democrats. Senate Democrats accused him of a variety of crimes, including giving a “really good […]
AG-Designate Pam Bondi Clashes With Democrat Senators During Confirmation
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing for U.S. attorney general at the Hart Senate Office Building at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2025. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) OAN Staff Blake Wolf1:25 PM – Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald […]
Climate Protesters Disrupt Energy Secretary Confirmation Hearing
President-elect Donald Trump's confirmation hearing for Chris Wright, his nominee for energy secretary, was interrupted at least five times by irate left-wing climate change activists within the first hour Wednesday morning. Wright, the CEO of Liberty Energy, experienced an interruption during his introduction and questions from senators. from Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. A […]
Marco Rubio slams ‘liberal world order’ during fiery confirmation opening statement
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state, denounced the “liberal world order” that has permeated our nation's foreign policy since the Cold War. During the hearing, Mr. Rubio criticized the globalist worldview, which he says has plunged Western countries into great instability. As a result of this “liberal […]