Senate confirmation hearings

The Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday advanced the nomination of Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth to the full Senate, bringing him closer to being confirmed.

Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND), President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Interior, detailed why dependable coal energy is a national security issue during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

Attorneys general from 20 states are urging the U.S. Senate to quickly confirm President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees for attorney general, secretary of Homeland Security, and FBI director.

Treasury nominee Scott Bessent opened his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee with powerful attacks on the radical left by defending the value of tariffs and nuclear energy. 

The law has been a flashpoint in the abortion debate during the Biden administration, with the DOJ using the law to almost explicitly go after pro-life advocates.

Sean Duffy gained fame on MTV’s The Real World, in Congress, and as a Fox News personality. His next stop is likely the Department of Transportation. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Transportation charmed Senators Wednesday during his confirmation hearing

Russ Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to direct the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a “crucial” appointment, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily.

Pundits on social media gave Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi fabulous reviews during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing Wednesday.

Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee “couldn’t have gone better,” new Senator Jim Banks (R-IN) told Breitbart News in an interview.

Sen. Joni Ernst’s said her “frank conversations” with Pete Hegseth have led to progress on issues facing the Pentagon.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) stuck her foot in her mouth while trying to attack Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth during his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary, set the record straight after Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) cited thoroughly refuted anonymous reports claiming he drank on the job at Fox News.

The confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, former Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA), has been delayed to January 21. 

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) spoke to Breitbart News Daily about the sudden delay in some of the confirmation hearings.

The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen. Jack Reed, tried to give Defense Secretary Nominee Pete Hegseth different rules for his confirmation hearing than Biden’s Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin had.

Senate committees will begin to hold hearings this week on 13 cabinet nominees selected by President-elect Donald Trump.

Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) warned Senate Democrats on Thursday not to “become obstacles” toward President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees. 

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will interview Antony Blinken, President-Elect Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of state, on Tuesday afternoon. Blinken served on Biden’s side for decades. Sen. James Risch (R-ID) will preside over the 2 p.m. confirmation hearing as

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) used the issue of school choice Wednesday to school Democrats on the constitutional role of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Judge Amy Coney Barrett responded to Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) questions about her views on Supreme Court cases that concern the issue of abortion by asserting, “I have no agenda,” and “I’ll follow the law.”

Leftwing groups and journalists have accused Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett of failing to disclose her signature on a 2006 pro-life newspaper ad.

Chad Wolf, the acting secretary at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), will get a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday morning.

The far-left PolitiFact called out Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) Monday for taking Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh completely out of context in a tweet.

Pollster and political analyst Pat Caddell spoke with Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Wednesday regarding the second day of Judge Gorsuch’s Senate confirmation hearings, along with Trump’s victory in November and its impact on Washington.

HHS Secretary nominee Rep. Tom Price says, if confirmed, he will commit to ensuring that Obamacare’s replacement plan provides a patient-centered system that revolves around Americans making choices for their own healthcare.

Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP), Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), says he is delaying the initial vote on Besty DeVos, nominee for secretary of education.

Rep. Tom Price says healthcare policy must have patients – and not government mandates – at its center.

WASHINGTON — Incoming President Donald Trump’s pick for United Nations ambassador, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, questioned whether the United States is getting what it pays for from the international body during her Senate confirmation hearing.

Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) talked about energy policy, its significant impact on the states, including West Virginia, as well as Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s confirmation hearing for EPA administrator with Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Wednesday.

U.S. Department of Education nominee Betsy DeVos will give her opening statement to Senate HELP Committee members Tuesday afternoon, but she is not expected to mention the Common Core standards reform in that statement.

Former House Speaker John Boehner is endorsing Betsy DeVos as the next federal education department secretary.

Progressive groups want Senators on the education committee to recuse themselves if they got campaign contributions from Betsy DeVos, the nominee for the education department post.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis, told lawmakers during his confirmation hearing that, while he supports engagement with Russia, the “reality” is the Kremlin poses a “principal” threat to the United States.

Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin affirmed Thursday morning that he will vote to confirm Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions as the next attorney general in the incoming Trump administration.

The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will begin confirmation hearings on Thursday for Dr. Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon and former presidential candidate President-elect Donald Trump selected to serve in his cabinet as secretary of Housing and Urban Development.