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We are living in the most dangerous world since World War II. John Ratcliffe, Scott Turner and Brooke Rollins have the skills and backgrounds needed to protect us from threats across the globe ...

The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet.

Day Four of the Trump administration opens in Washington, D.C. with a raft of Senate hearings including Trump's picks for the Departments of Energy and Interior as well as the EPA and VA. Also on the ...

Scott Turner appeared on a podcast from Prestonwood Baptist, the Dallas-area megachurch he attends, to talk about his rise ...

President Trump has appointed a new acting HUD secretary, Matthew Ammon, as Scott Turner awaits his confirmation to the permanent position.

Texans have been tapped to run the CIA, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture.

10:00 a.m. - John Ratcliffe, CIA John Ratcliffe ... as key to establishing US energy dominance. 10:00 a.m. - Scott Turner, Housing and Urban Development Department Scott Turner, nominated to ...

Turner, an Ohio Republican and defense hawk, had been appointed to the post by Kevin McCarthy. Mike Johnson is now putting his mark on top committee positions.

The U.S. Senate will get down to the business of confirming President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks this week, when ...

Mike Turner, R-Ohio, that he will no longer be ... Earlier Wednesday, Senate Democrats pressed former Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, Trump's pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, asking ...