'Most important job of my life': Tilman Fertitta reveals plans for ambassadorship
Houston restaurant and hospitality mogul Tilman Fertitta sat before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Tuesday ...
Cory Booker tops 23 hours in a Senate speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance?
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker has pressed his marathon speech against President Donald Trump’s agenda for more than ...
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Houston’s Tilman Fertitta addresses U.S. Senate committee in confirmation hearing for ambassador role
Fertitta, the owner of the NBA's Houston Rockets as well as a gaming and hospitality empire, is President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Italy and San Marino.
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Two Democratic senators pledge to block VA nominees over plans to fire 83,000 workers
A Senate confirmation hearing for three nominees to assume leadership posts at the Department of Veterans Affairs was derailed Tuesday after Sen. Ruben Gallego announced his intention to block a vote ...
5 Takeaways From the Hearing for Trump’s Joint Chiefs Chairman Pick
Democrats seemed to view Lt. Gen. Dan Caine as perhaps the best possible option, under the circumstances. Republicans ...
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Trump’s Social Security Pick Will Be Voted on Despite Calls for Further Investigation
A whistleblower claims nominee Frank Bisignano has meddled with agency staffing ahead of taking the job. An anonymous ...
US Senator Cassidy calls on Kennedy to appear before Senate panel over health agency cuts
The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will on April 10 hold a hearing on the reorganization of the ...
Joint Chiefs of Staff chair nominee promises to be 'apolitical' and candid
Retired Lt. Gen. John "Dan" Caine promised to stay out of politics and only provide President Donald Trump with honest ...
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Trump's pick for Joint Chiefs chairman strikes a humble, apolitical tone in Senate hearing
President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff acknowledges he's an unknown and unconventional nominee ...
Trump’s pick for Joint Chiefs chairman vows to be apolitical, addresses Signal chat
Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine told senators he would be candid in his advice to President Trump and vowed to be ...
Democrats question truth of US Justice Department official's testimony on NY mayor
Senate Democrats are questioning whether a senior official in Republican President Donald Trump's Justice Department told the ...