Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, the second-ranking Republican in the Senate, on Wednesday called Democrat efforts to hold up Trumps Cabinet picks

Noem and committee Republicans focused on the border while Democrats asked about foreign and home-grown terrorism during a cordial hearing.

Senate Republicans are kicking off their race to quickly confirm President Trump’s Cabinet nominees, and they’re starting with his national security team. Senators began Monday evening by

President-elect Donald Trump's nominees for top posts in his administration are gearing up for their Senate confirmation hearings, which kick off this week.

Senate hearings are scheduled this coming week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. Many have met with senators individually. Now, they will go before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run. Here’s a look at the schedule for Senate hearings set so far, in Eastern time:

Kristi Noem listens to former President Donald ... signaled support for Tulsi Gabbard to run national intelligence and John Ratcliffe to be CIA director in Trump’s second term.

Kristi Noem, R-S.D. Hegseth ... Trump also chose Pam Bondi for attorney general, John Ratcliffe to direct the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management ...

Kristi Noem ... −Bart Jansen Thune praises Noem’s ‘absolute toughness’ to lead DHS Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., introduced Noem, his state's governor, by saying her ...

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) by a 13-2 vote. The vote in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs ...

John Ratcliffe, Donald Trump's pick for CIA ... an Iraq War veteran and former Air Force... South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Homeland Security, will appear ...

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) as his nominee for secretary of homeland security on November 12, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation. The Senate Committee on Homeland Security ...

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