Senate confirmation hearings

Senate Republican leaders are aggressively plowing through the confirmations of President Donald Trump’s cabinet officials, officially as of Wednesday afternoon surpassing the pace at which former President Barack Obama’s cabinet was confirmed in 2009.

McMahon emphasized during her confirmation hearing opening remarks that the federal government ultimately is impeding American students from accessing quality education. 

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) fell in line with the Democrats to vote against the confirmation of Tulsi Gabbard as the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), despite her history of standing up for him against the Democratic National Committee (DNC).

Lt. Col. Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next Director of National Intelligence (DNI) on Wednesday morning.

President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees have proven themselves to be “unflappable” and “fighters,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily.

The Senate confirmed former Rep. Doug Collins’ (R-GA) nomination as Secretary of Veterans Affairs Tuesday afternoon, giving President Donald Trump his tenth confirmed Cabinet member.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) revealed that she would be voting to confirm Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), noting that the office has “become far larger than it was designed to be.”

The adversarial senators at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hearing before the United States Senate Committee on Finance did not have much and were “shrill,” Dr. Aaron Kheriaty said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily.

Trust in the intelligence community is at an “all-time low,” Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence, said at her confirmation hearing.

Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence, addressed the “lies and smears” of her opponents in her confirmation hearing.

The Patient First Coalition (PFC) launched a war room to boost Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during his confirmation hearings.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. decried Democrats who “used to be my friends” until President Donald Trump nominated him to be a part of his administration, arguing that both sides of the aisle need to “unite” to make the U.S. healthier.

The Washington Post editorial board launched a diatribe against Robert F. Kennedy Jr., arguing that his “poor sense of ethics makes him unfit to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.”

The central goal of making America healthy again is crucial to solving a myriad of other problems, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during a testy exchange with Democrat Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), who asked if the MAHA agenda was the only reason he was vying to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

“We will reverse the chronic disease epidemic,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced critics head-on in his opening statement before the United States Senate Committee on Finance, addressing claims that he is “anti-vaccine” and more.

Vice President JD Vance “utterly embarrassed” CBS News’ Margaret Brennan during an interview where she attempted to press him on immigration, national security, and economic issues, Republican lawmakers and strategists said after the discussion went viral.

Rumored Kentucky candidate for U.S. Senate Nate Morris slammed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for voting against newly-confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, arguing that Kentuckians deserve elected officials who “stand with President Trump and always tell it like it is.”

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a Saturday 59-34 vote.

Attorney general nominee Pam Bondi’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing is delayed one week, according to a committee’s notice on Monday. 

The Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday advanced the nomination of Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth to the full Senate, bringing him closer to being confirmed.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD), President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, at her confirmation hearing Friday.

Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND), President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Interior, detailed why dependable coal energy is a national security issue during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

Attorneys general from 20 states are urging the U.S. Senate to quickly confirm President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees for attorney general, secretary of Homeland Security, and FBI director.

Treasury nominee Scott Bessent opened his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee with powerful attacks on the radical left by defending the value of tariffs and nuclear energy. 

Senators must immediately confirm President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees to begin saving our nation, according to an ad from Heritage Action for America.

The law has been a flashpoint in the abortion debate during the Biden administration, with the DOJ using the law to almost explicitly go after pro-life advocates.

Sean Duffy gained fame on MTV’s The Real World, in Congress, and as a Fox News personality. His next stop is likely the Department of Transportation. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Transportation charmed Senators Wednesday during his confirmation hearing

Russ Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to direct the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a “crucial” appointment, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily.

Democrat senators exposed the “mismanagement of the Pentagon” during Pete Hegseth’s hearing on Tuesday, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily. 

Pundits on social media gave Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi fabulous reviews during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing Wednesday.

Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee “couldn’t have gone better,” new Senator Jim Banks (R-IN) told Breitbart News in an interview.

Sen. Joni Ernst’s said her “frank conversations” with Pete Hegseth have led to progress on issues facing the Pentagon.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) stuck her foot in her mouth while trying to attack Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth during his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary, set the record straight after Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) cited thoroughly refuted anonymous reports claiming he drank on the job at Fox News.

The confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, former Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA), has been delayed to January 21.