The Senate Finance Committee hearing on the nomination will be on Jan. 29, per an announcement obtained by STAT. The Senate health committee is expected to hold a courtesy hearing on Jan. 30, according to a spokesperson for the committee. Only the Finance committee will vote on whether to advance his nomination to the full Senate.

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.

The Senate Finance Committee will meet on Jan. 29 to discuss the confirmation of RFK Jr., whose stances on vaccines and abortion have raised questions from Democrats and Republicans alike.

Tuesday to support Scott Bessent’s nomination as Treasury Secretary, clearing the way for his confirmation on the Senate floor as soon as this week. All of the panel’s Republicans voted yes, along wit

The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday advanced the nomination of Scott Bessent to serve as Treasury Secretary to the floor in a 16-11 vote that crossed party lines. Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., joined committee Republicans in backing Bessent for the post, Reuters reported.

The Senate voted 74 to 25 to confirm John Ratcliffe, President Trump’s former intelligence director, as director of the C.I.A.

Most of the South Dakota Senate agrees there needs to be caps on the amounts of money that candidates and political committees borrow. Senators voted 21-13 on Thursday

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted unanimously on January 22 to approve Sean Duffy as the next head of the Department of Transportation, clearing the path for his full Senate confirmation.

According to the U.S. Mint, the cost to produce a single penny jumped 20% during the 2024 fiscal year to 3.69 cents.

President Donald Trump declared that the global tax deal “has no force or effect” in the U.S. in one of a pair of new tax and trade-related directives.

Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), known as the "Crypto Senator," has been named Chair of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets. What Happened: This appointment signals a renewed push by the United States to establish clear regulatory frameworks for digital assets while advancing initiatives like a U.