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Interior nominee Doug Burgum, Energy pick Chris Wright and EPA nominee Lee Zeldin are in for some tough questions during confirmation hearings this week.

Nominees for top posts in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration are getting ready for the Senate’s confirmation process.

Senators advanced the nomination of Russell Vought, who was tapped to be President Trump’s next budget chief, on Monday, as Republicans are ramping up efforts to confirm the president’s nominees.

Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought faced intense questioning during his Senate confirmation hearing for the role of OMB director. Senators grilled Vought over his role in drafting policies for the controversial Project 2025 and his stance on executive power.

If confirmed again as White House budget director, Russell Vought would likely do more than oversee spending, policy and regulations. Vought, a co-author of Project 2025 who served as budget ...

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R), President-elect Trump’s nominee for Interior secretary, sat for a largely cordial hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on ...

Doug Burgum, nominee for secretary of the interior, said Thursday at his confirmation hearing held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee that the fact that thousands of Native ...

Trump’s pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency is John Ratcliffe, who formerly served as Director of National Intelligence in Trump’s first term. His confirmation hearing took place last week, during which he repeatedly said he would not hire or fire employees based on their political views.

Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, promised to help American taxpayers while undergoing a contentious confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

Office of Management and Budget Director nominee Russell Vought Russell Vought is Trump's nominee ... Interior Secretary nominee Doug Burgum Gov. Doug Burgum is Trump's nominee to be the secretary of the Department of the Interior. The North Dakota ...

A slate of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees have appeared before senators in recent days for key hearings on their road to confirmation. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was the first to be confirmed,