WASHINGTON, D. C. - Newly-seated U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno on Wednesday defended President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Russell Vought, from Democrats who fear he’ll ignore Congress’ spending decisions.

Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be the next director of the Office of Management and Budget, faced tough questioning from Democrats.

President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, faced questions on Capitol Hill. He was pressed about plans to exert greater power over government ...

Donald Trump’s picks for Cabinet are going before Senate committees that oversee agencies Trump wants them to run. Pam Bondi, Marco Rubio, Sean Duffy, Chris Wright, John Ratcliffe and Russell Vought will appear for their hearings Wednesday.

President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, faced questions on Capitol Hill. He was pressed about plans to exert greater power over government ...

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.

Pam Bondi was pressed about the 2020 election and Trump's influence over the Justice Department, while Marco Rubio struck a more measured tone on the Russia-Ukraine war.

Will the Senate GOP confirm controversial picks like Pete Hegseth and RFK Jr.? Here’s this week’s full Senate confirmation hearing schedule.

Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump's picks for the Cabinet. Many nominees have met with senators individually. Now, they will go before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run. Here's a look at the schedule for Senate hearings set so far, in Eastern time:

Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, sought to reassure Democratic senators Wednesday that her Justice Department would not prosecute anyone for political purposes but refused to

Watch live as Donald Trump’s pick to be the next US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is questioned in a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, 15 January. Senator Rubio was once a rival to the president-elect for the Republican presidential nomination,

Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, survived an at times contentious hearing while declining to say if Joe Biden won the 2020 vote.