Washington — Linda McMahon, President Trump’s nominee to become secretary of education, appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Thursday as the future of the agency that she could potentially lead hangs in the balance. “I would like to thank President Trump for his confidence in me to lead a department
Washington — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, following weeks of questions surrounding whether the controversial nominee would win the Senate’s approval. Senators voted 52 to 48 to confirm Kennedy. The vote fell largely along party lines, with one Republican —
Days after his abrupt firing, the former director of the Office of Government Ethics said that although he was appointed by former President Biden, he was ready to work for the Trump administration. David Huitema said he was ready to work for any administration during his five-year term. “You kind of know going in that
CBS News Live CBS News Minnesota Live MINNEAPOLIS — Democratic U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota announced on Thursday that she will not run for reelection next year. “This job has been the honor of a lifetime. For the rest of my term, I’ll work as hard as I can for Minnesotans and our country,” Smith
The Education Department made department-wide cuts on Wednesday, including in its civil rights office, according to multiple sources familiar with the move, a day after President Trump said he’d like to see the department eliminated. The terminations were primarily sent to newer probationary employees hired within the last year, sources said. Layoff letters were emailed
Washington — Linda McMahon, President Trump’s nominee to become secretary of education, is appearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Thursday as the future of the agency that she could potentially lead hangs in the balance. “I would like to thank President Trump for his confidence in me to lead a
Washington — The Senate appears poised to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday, following weeks of questions surrounding whether the controversial nominee would win the Senate’s approval. After all Republicans voted to advance Kennedy’s nomination in a procedural vote Wednesday, the Senate is taking