GOP senators change tune over Trump Cabinet picks after MAGA pressure

A pressure campaign from allies of Donald Trump toward Senate skeptics of some of his Cabinet picks appears to be starting to pay off

Conservative group pressuring nine GOP senators to support Trump picks

Heritage Action, the advocacy arm of the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation, is working to pressure GOP senators from nine states to support President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks. The ...
The Hill - 4h
Live updates: FBI director Christopher Wray to resign; Hegseth, Trump picks woo senators

It's set to be a busy day on Capitol Hill as Congress races to wrap up major, must-pass legislation and President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks make their case to senators. In the House, lawmakers ...
The Hill - 4h
President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks court Senate votes on Capitol Hill

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks are making their cases to senators on Capitol Hill, including Pete Hegseth, Trump's embattled choice to lead the Department of Defense. He met with Iowa ...
CBS News - 1d
What Trump’s Cabinet Picks Say About Climate Change

President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet would include one person who calls global warming an “existential” threat and some who don’t accept it as a problem at all.
The New York Times - Dec. 4
Republican senators torn over FBI background checks for Trump Cabinet picks

Republicans senators returned to Washington after Thanksgiving recess to a renewed peppering of questions about President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks.
ABC News - Dec. 3
A top GOP senator predicts Trump’s picks will get FBI background checks

Politico - Dec. 2