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Howard Lutnick confirmed by Senate to lead Commerce Department

Former Wall Street executive Howard Lutnick was confirmed by a senator on Tuesday to lead the Commerce Department under President Trump. Lutnick's nomination was approved by the senators in a 51-45 party voting. Four senators, Corey Booker (D-NJ), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Gary Peters (D-Mitch) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), missed the vote. With Lutonic's confirmation in […]

House GOP leaders double down as rival Senate GOP bill moves forward

House Republican leaders have doubled their one-building plan to pass President Trump's legislative agenda after the Senate announced it would move forward with a contrasting blueprint this week. “We focus on lasers on sending bills to President Trump's desks to secure borders, keep taxes low, strengthen US military forces and improve government work for all […]

Senate advances nomination of Kash Patel, Trump’s pick for FBI director

The Senate voted along the party line on Tuesday, moving forward with the nomination of President Donald Trump's FBI director Kash Patel, clearing procedural hurdles and becoming a controversial Trump alliance. It set up a final vote to lead federal law enforcement agencies. Senate lawmakers voted 48-45 to promote Patel's nomination, as Democrats are acting […]

Senate Republicans open to DOGE access to IRS but urge guardrails

Senate Republicans said Tuesday that as long as the guardrail is in place, they are open to Elon Musk's idea of ​​government efficiency (DOGE) to access IRS confidential taxpayer information. Over the weekend, members of Doge's Musk team report that they are trying to access that information, including Social Security Numbers, Tax Returns and Banking […]

Senate confirms Howard Lutnick as Commerce secretary

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Howard Lutnick will serve as Secretary of Commerce and approved a key member of President Trump's economic team amid rising trade tensions. The senator voted 51-45 in support of Lutonic's confirmation to lead the Department of Commerce, which has broad authority over US trade, shipping, infrastructure, communications, environmental surveillance and […]

U.S. Senate Advances Trump’s FBI Nominee Kash Patel Before Anticipated Confirmation

Kash Patel confirms that US President Donald Trump's candidate will become director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) before the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC in the Darksen Senate Office building He testified at the hearing. (Photo: Anna Money Maker/Getty Images) OAN Staff Brook Mallory4:30pm – Tuesday, February 18th, […]

Senate kicks off consideration of budget resolution to advance Trump agenda

The Senate GOP on Tuesday officially won the vote on a budget resolution later this week to enact a portion of President Trump's agenda. The Senator voted 50-47 to begin considering a budget resolution that the Senate Budget Committee advanced last week. The resolution outlines the guidelines Republicans will use to create the first part […]