Former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) moved a step closer to becoming the next Transportation secretary as the Senate voted unanimously to tee up a final vote to confirm him. Senators voted 97-0 to invoke cloture on Duffy’s nomination.

Senators voted 97-0 to invoke cloture on Duffy’s nomination. He is expected to be confirmed in a final vote on Tuesday afternoon.

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, is set to have his confirmation hearing on Wednesday morning.

Video footage shared by Fox News host Rachel Campos Duffy shows her husband, Sean Duffy, a former congressman from Wisconsin, and their family praying a Hail Mary together on Capitol Hill Wednesday, shortly before the United States Senate Committee on ...

Sean Duffy, a former Wisconsin congressman and Fox News host, received bipartisan support from senators Wednesday to become transportation secretary.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WEAU) - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is introducing former U.S. Representative Sean Duffy, nominee for Secretary of the Department of Transportation, in the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Former Wisconsin Republican Congressman Sean Duffy gained bipartisan support as the nominee for Department of Transportation secretary on Wednesday.

Duffy was introduced to the committee by bipartisan Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) and emphasized that safety is not a partisan issue.

Doug Burgum, Kristi Noem, and Sean Duffy—are among President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Their potential appointments could significantly influence Minnesota and neighboring states.

The Transportation secretary nominee hails from a state that has bipartisan enthusiasm for an electric vehicle program Donald Trump loves to hate.

Wis., right, before Duffy testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, on his nomination to be Transportation Secretary.

WASHINGTON — When Republican Sean Duffy was in Congress, he worked with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to replace an 80-year-old bridge across the St. Croix River between his home state of Wisconsin and Minnesota. More than a decade later ...