Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation to become Treasury secretary
The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to become the next Treasury secretary and enact the ...
Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Trump’s Treasury secretary
Scott Bessent on Monday secured confirmation to lead the Department of the Treasury, putting President Trump’s top economic ...
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Pete Hegseth nomination as defense secretary at stake ahead of late night Senate vote
With his confirmation at stake, Pete Hegseth is working the phones ahead of a Senate vote to shore up support to become the ...
This is a story about the filibuster. You should read it anyway
When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators find ways around the filibuster, the custom ...
Key GOP senators want public commitments from RFK Jr. on abortion and vaccines during confirmation hearings
Some GOP senators want public commitments from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before deciding whether to support him as the next ...
Ex-hedge fund manager Scott Bessent confirmed as Trump’s Treasury secretary
Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent — who has vowed to crack down on off-the-rails federal spending and help avert a “crushing ...
A much-deserved ‘thank you’ to Sen. Mitch McConnell | Dick Wadhams
For most of U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s 18-year tenure as the Senate Republican Leader, he was vilified as an “establishment” ...
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2025 winners of St. Paul Winter Carnival Ice Carving and Minnesota State Snow Sculpting announced
The winners of the St. Paul Winter Carnival Ice Carving Competition and the Minnesota State Snow Sculpting Competition were announced Sunday afternoon. St. Paul Winter Carnival Ice Carving Competition ...