Veterans Affairs secretary pick Doug Collins makes opening remarks in confirmation hearing

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DHS Secretary nominee testifies in low-drama hearing

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Watch live: Trump UN pick Elise Stefanik testifies at confirmation hearing

Former Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), whom President Trump nominee selected to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is scheduled to testify at her confirmation hearing on Tuesday. ...

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Veterans Affairs secretary pick Doug Collins makes opening remarks in confirmation hearing

President Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, former Rep. Doug Collins, made his opening remarks during his confirmation hearing.

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Watch live: Trump VA nominee Doug Collins testifies at confirmation hearing

Former Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), whom President Trump has selected to lead the Veterans Affairs Department (VA), is scheduled to testify in his confirmation hearing Tuesday. The Senate Veterans' ...

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Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state

The Senate quickly confirmed Rubio as the nation's top diplomat hours after Trump was sworn in.

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Senate unanimously confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state

The Senate unanimously voted on Monday to confirm former Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as President Trump's secretary of state. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports from Capitol ...

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Acting Defense secretary sworn in as Hegseth awaits confirmation

The Pentagon on Monday swore in Robert G. Salesses as the acting secretary of Defense while President Trump's nominee Pete Hegseth awaits Senate confirmation. Salesses was sworn in just after noon, ...

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Kristi Noem, Trump's Homeland Security pick, questioned at Senate confirmation hearing

Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump's pick for Homeland Security Secretary, said she would bring bring back some of Trump's border policies, including the "remain in Mexico" policy that keeps ...

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Full: Kristi Noem testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for DHS secretary

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump's pick to run the Department of Homeland Security, testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate homeland security committee.

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Kristi Noem's opening statement at Senate confirmation hearing for Homeland Security secretary

Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Homeland Security secretary, is before the Senate on Friday for her confirmation hearing. See her opening statement.

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Watch Live: Kristi Noem, Trump's DHS pick, faces confirmation hearing

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the sprawling Department of Homeland Security, is fielding questions from lawmakers.

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Kristi Noem going before Senate for confirmation hearing to be Homeland Security secretary

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, will have her Senate confirmation hearing Friday. CBS News political reporter Olivia Gazis reports on what to ...

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Trump’s pick to lead HUD faces the least affordable housing market in recent history. 3 takeaways from his confirmation hearing.

Scott Turner, a former NFL player who served in the first Trump administration, fielded questions from lawmakers as the potential next Housing and Urban Development secretary.

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Trump nominees Burgum, Bessent and other picks sit for Senate confirmation hearings

President-elect Donald Trump's picks for the Treasury, Housing and Urban Development and Interior departments, along with the Environmental Protection Agency, went before lawmakers on Thursday. ...

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Danielle Collins Thanks Booing Australian Open Crowd for ‘Big, Fat Paycheck’

After beating the tournament’s last home hope in the women’s draw, Collins blew kisses to the crowd.

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Lee Zeldin gives opening statement at Senate confirmation hearing for EPA administrator

Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, had his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday. See Zeldin's opening statement.

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Doug Burgum, Trump’s Interior Secretary Pick, Had Business Conflicts in Office

Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to be interior secretary, said he would sell some holdings if confirmed. He held on to his investments while running North Dakota.

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Key Trump cabinet picks appear at Senate confirmation hearings

Some of President-elect Trump's key Cabinet picks appeared at Senate confirmation hearings. Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, Trump's pick for attorney general, vowed to keep politics out ...

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Watch Live: Marco Rubio faces senators at confirmation hearing for secretary of state

Sen. Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, is facing questions from his Senate colleagues on Wednesday morning.

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Here's when Trump nominees will appear for confirmation hearings

More than a dozen people nominated by President-elect Trump to serve in his administration are making their case to Senate committees this week. The busy week kicked off with the Senate Armed ...

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Embattled defense pick Pete Hegseth grilled at Senate confirmation hearing

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for secretary of defense, was grilled on Tuesday during his Senate confirmation hearing. Hegseth answered questions regarding assault ...

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Takeaways From Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for defense secretary said nothing that would alienate the Republican senators on the Armed Services Committee.

The New York Times - Jan. 15

Hegseth's comments on military law questioned in confirmation hearing

Pete Hegseth told senators “restrictive rules of engagement” have “made it more difficult to defeat our enemies” as Democrats suggested he undervalued the laws of war.

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Sen. Duckworth says Hegseth's hearing "confirmed that he is not qualified" for defense secretary

Democratic Senators criticized President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday. Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, an ...

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Kristi Noem confirmation hearing for DHS secretary postponed

The confirmation hearing for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), was postponed by two days. Noem will appear before ...

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Pete Hegseth faces Senate grilling in confirmation hearing

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth faced tough questioning about his views on women in combat and reports of sexual misconduct and excessive drinking during his Senate confirmation hearing ...

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Key takeaways from Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, faced senators and protesters in a high-stakes confirmation hearing Tuesday. CBS News' Nikole Killion, Katrina Kaufman and ...

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Trump allies reacting to Hegseth's Senate confirmation hearing

President-elect Donald Trump's allies are reacting favorably to Pete Hegseth's performance during his Senate confirmation hearing for the secretary of defense Cabinet role. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi ...

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Pete Hegseth’s tense confirmation hearing ends with no sign of Republican defections against Trump’s Pentagon pick – live

Democrats appeared skeptical of Hegseth’s qualifications to lead the Pentagon and grilled him on sexual assault allegations and women in the military. ‘I’m not perfect’: Hegseth testifies on ...

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