GOP senators facing 2026 pressure to fall in line behind Trump Cabinet picks
Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota is the kind of Republican who has been willing to clash with Donald Trump in the past and could be seen as wavering on some of the president-elect’s more controversial choices for his Cabinet.
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Will GOP senators resist Trump on Cabinet picks?
Americans are growing suspicious of experts, and many of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks reflect that. So will Republican senators pivot to character attacks to sink Trump’s nominees? On the latest episode of “Impromptu,” deputy opinion editor David Von Drehle discusses with columnists Ruth Marcus and Dana Milbank.
MAGA pressure on GOP senators over Trump Cabinet picks shows signs of paying off
A pressure campaign from allies of Donald Trump toward Senate skeptics of some of his Cabinet picks appears to be starting to pay off
Our read on Trump’s Cabinet picks
POLITICO reporters have been talking with GOP lawmakers for weeks about Trump’s incoming nominees in an attempt to parse out who will or won’t get confirmed. And there’s a definite line between those who are on a solid path to confirmation and those with work left to do.
What Republicans really think about Trump Cabinet nominees’ chances
In today’s edition … Biden administration uses final weeks to make regulatory additions ... Financial technology leaders lobby Trump for pro-fintech regulators.
Americans rate Trump's cabinet picks in new poll
While a majority of American voters questioned in a new Fox News poll say they are hopeful about the re-election of former President Donald Trump, they are divided when it comes to the nominees who will likely serve in his upcoming second administration.
Fact-Checking Trump’s Cabinet Picks
Linda Qiu, a New York Times reporter, fact-checks some claims by three of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks: Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Trump allies turn up the heat on GOP Senate holdouts in nomination battles
As President-elect Trump and his transition team steer his cabinet nominees through the landmines of the Senate confirmation ...
US Senate rejects Biden labor board nominee, teeing up Republican control
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected Democratic President Joe Biden's nomination of a U.S. labor board official for a new ...
Key GOP senators begin to fall in line to support Kash Patel and keep door open for Pete Hegseth
Top GOP senators on Monday signaled support for Donald Trump’s plan to oust the current FBI director in favor of firebrand ...
Republican military vets in Congress are on a mission to get Hegseth confirmed
More than 30 House Republicans who are military veterans, in a letter to the Senate, are expressing their “strong support" ...
Republican Senate can prove Democrats wrong by rejecting Trump's ridiculous Cabinet | Opinion
Democrats have an unlikely ally in the traditional wing of the GOP when it comes to stifling some of Donald Trump's nominees: ...
Pressure campaigns on GOP senators are working
The pressure campaign against Republican senators hesitant to support President-elect Donald Trump's nominees is working ...
‘Our top priority’: GOP senator reveals 'transformational' bill Republicans want to pass in 2025
S.C., said on Tuesday that Republicans want to pass a "transformational" border security bill in 2025, as the GOP is set to ...
Republican senators giving 'undefined' Gabbard a chance on Syria
Donald Trump's nominee for national intelligence director may not pay a steep confirmation price for her past remarks about ...
GOP senators fear House chaos could derail Trump’s agenda
Republican senators fear that the narrow House GOP majority in next year’s Congress could rain chaos on President-elect Trump ...