Mar 20 Watch 18:52 What to expect from Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings By PBS News Hour Who is Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, and what does his career on the bench suggest about his beliefs? Jeffrey Brown looks back to offer a portrait of the judge, then Judy Woodruff examines his record with Marcia Coyle of… Continue watching
Mar 02 WATCH: Speaker Ryan says Sessions should recuse himself if targeted By Associated Press Speaker of the House Paul Ryan may join a growing number of Congressional lawmakers, both Republican and Democrat, who are scrutinizing Attorney General Jeff Sessions' conversations with the Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak after he denied such interaction during his confirmation… Continue reading
Mar 02 Ben Carson confirmed as housing secretary By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press Carson has no government or housing policy experience. Despite that, his nomination cleared a Senate committee in January on a unanimous vote. Continue reading
Jan 31 WATCH: Dems use obscure rule to delay Sessions vote as attorney general By Alan Fram, Associated Press Republicans are muscling more of President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees to the cusp of Senate confirmation over Democratic objections, with committees poised to advance his picks to head agencies in the thick of partisan battles over health care, legal protections,… Continue reading
Jan 24 WATCH: Trump budget pick Mick Mulvaney’s confirmation hearing By Associated Press The South Carolina Republican says it's too early to say what steps the new administration will take to reduce intractable government deficits. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 3:39 As Treasury nominee Mnuchin defends record, Perry says his attitude on Energy has changed By PBS News Hour In another day of contentious confirmation hearings, the most dogged questioning came for Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin, a billionaire banker who worked at Goldman Sachs owned a hedge fund. Meanwhile, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, nominee for energy secretary,… Continue watching
Jan 19 WATCH LIVE: Rick Perry confirmation hearing By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Republican enters his confirmation hearing to become energy secretary as more than the punchline who famously forgot the department was the agency he pledged to eliminate as a presidential candidate in 2011. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 15:00 Where things stand for Trump’s Cabinet amid tough questioning By PBS News Hour Several of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees have faced tough questioning. At Rep. Tom Price's hearing, the spotlight fell on the fate of the Affordable Care Act and his own history. Lisa Desjardins and Jeffrey Brown report on the scrutiny… Continue watching
Jan 17 DeVos: Won’t dismantle public schools as education secretary By Maria Danilova, Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a sometimes contentious confirmation hearing, education secretary pick Betsy DeVos pledged that she would not seek to dismantle public schools amid questions by Democrats about her qualifications, political donations and long-time work advocating for charter schools and… Continue reading
Jan 12 Carson’s qualifications to be housing chief questioned by Democrats By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press Carson, in remarks prepared for Thursday's hearing before the Senate Banking, House and Urban Affairs Committee, talked about growing up in inner-city Detroit with a single mother who had a third-grade education. She worked numerous jobs to keep a roof… Continue reading