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Jan 21

WATCH: Stefanik says she supports giving Trump ‘maximum flexibility’ in ending Ukraine war

By Molly Finnegan

"I support President Trump's commitment to bringing this war to a resolution to stop the killing," Stefanik said.

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Jan 21

WATCH: Doug Collins testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for VA secretary

By Molly Finnegan

Collins, a former Georgia congressman, testified Tuesday before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs for his confirmation hearing to become the next secretary of Veterans Affairs…

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Jan 21

WATCH: Elise Stefanik testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for ambassador to the UN

By Farnoush Amiri, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

Stefanik opened her confirmation hearing Tuesday for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations by pledging to implement President Donald Trump’s “America First” mandate and roll out a review of U.S. funding for some of the world body’s agencies.

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Jan 18

WATCH: Noem says she will shut down CBP One app ‘on day 1’

By Hannah Grabenstein, Associated Press

Homeland security secretary nominee Kristi Noem said in her confirmation hearing Thursday that on her first day in office, she would shut down an app that asylum-seekers use to enter the country.

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Jan 17

WATCH: Sen. Slotkin asks Noem to commit to not politicizing issues

By Hannah Grabenstein

Noem, the Republican governor of South Dakota, is a rancher and a former member of Congress. A close ally to Trump, Noem has called migration across the U.S. southern border “an invasion.”…

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Jan 17

WATCH: Kristi Noem testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for DHS secretary

By Rebecca Santana, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Noem, Donald Trump's pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators Friday at a confirmation hearing that will be her first chance to lay out her vision for the sprawling Department…

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Jan 16

Watch 6:43
The questions Trump’s Cabinet picks faced in Thursday’s confirmation hearings

By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Shrai Popat

More of President-elect Trump's picks for key Cabinet positions faced questions from senators on Capitol Hill in another mammoth day of confirmation hearings. Lisa Desjardins reports.

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Jan 16

South Dakota tribe lifts its ban on Noem ahead of her Homeland Security confirmation hearing

By Associated Press

Gov. Kristi Noem was cut off from entering a wide swath of tribal lands in South Dakota early last year after making public comments that tribal leaders were catering to drug cartels on their reservations.

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Jan 16

WATCH: Sen. Lummis asks Zeldin if he’d follow the science or the law as EPA chief

By Adam Kemp

Zeldin responded that his "first obligation" would be to follow the law.

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Jan 16

WATCH: Sen. Bernie Sanders asks Lee Zeldin if climate change is a hoax

By Adam Kemp

"I believe that climate change is real," Zeldin said.

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