Several Democrats voted in favor of Zeldin, a former lawmaker from New York who will oversee an agency tasked with protecting the environment and public health.
The Senate confirmed former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in a bipartisan vote, paving the way for the Trump administration’s de-regulatory
Later this afternoon, the Senate will take a procedural vote on Pete Hegseth's nomination to serve as defense secretary. Only 50 votes will be needed to advance his nomination. If he gets the votes, a final confirmation vote could occur on Friday or early Saturday.
Senate committees on Thursday approved a handful of Trump Cabinet nominees setting them up for approval by the full chamber.
Senate leaders are pushing ahead with a series of votes on President Trump’s cabinet nominees, looking to confirm an initial batch by Friday. A vote on John Ratcliffe as CIA Director is
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Rep. Lee Zeldin to l. The vote was 56-42. Only three Democrats — Sens. Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly of Arizona and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania — voted with Republicans in support of the nomination.
President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans taking key roles in his Republican administration.
President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and more. Trump is discussing his economic agenda in a virtual discussion with those gathered at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
The Senate will vote today on John Ratcliffe's nomination to serve as director of the CIA. If senators approve his nomination, he will be the second member of Trump's team to be confirmed after Marco Rubio was sworn in as secretary of state earlier this week.
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The Senate confirmed his pick to lead the CIA, John Ratcliffe ... production and cutting regulations for the energy sector. Lee Zeldin, a former GOP lawmaker and Trump's pick to lead the ...