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Four other Trump nominees faced Senate confirmation hearings Wednesday: White House budget director nominee Russell Vought, who indicated plans for major spending cuts; John Ratcliffe for head of the CIA;

In a game of secrets and lies, the Oscar-nominated actor's beautifully battered visage represents the only truth his character can offer.

Senate committees on Thursday approved a handful of Trump Cabinet nominees setting them up for approval by the full chamber.

CIA director nominee John Ratcliffe said the agency needs to focus on its mission in the face of growing challenges from China and others during his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday.

IRISH GOODBYE — President JOE BIDEN is set to deliver his farewell address at 8 p.m. tonight, saying goodbye to elected office after 53 years of seeking it, a quest that defined well more than half of his life.

CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, Wright is Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Energy. His nomination went before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for a confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump spoke remotely Thursday to an international audience of business leaders, politicians and other elites at the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos, Switzerland. After his speech,

The other nominees who went before Senate committees Wednesday were Chris Wright for Energy secretary, John Ratcliffe for CIA director ... and acknowledged that Joe Biden is president.

Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, sought to reassure Democratic senators Wednesday that her Justice Department would not prosecute anyone for political purposes but refused to

Pam Bondi was pressed about the 2020 election and Trump's influence over the Justice Department, while Marco Rubio struck a more measured tone on the Russia-Ukraine war.

The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day.