Senate Confirmation Archives

Senate Confirms Kash Patel as FBI Director

Fred Lucas / February 20, 2025

The Senate confirmed Kash Patel to become FBI director today on a narrow vote of 51-49. Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski… Read More

Health CareNews

President Donald Trump embraces RFK Jr. at his swearing in as HHS Secretary.

Pro-Life Advocacy Groups Optimistic After RFK Jr. Confirmed as Health Secretary

Moira Gleason / February 13, 2025

Pro-life advocacy groups are saying they see Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a man who changed his mind. The newly confirmed secretary of health and… Read More

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Senators John Thune and Ted Cruz in suits speaking to each other at a Senate hearing

The GOP-Led Senate’s Rapid Pace of Trump Cabinet Confirmations

Moira Gleason / February 07, 2025

With the confirmation of Donald Trump’s director of the Office of Management and Budget Thursday night, the Senate has outpaced itself for the number of… Read More

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Russell Vought, nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget

Russ Vought Survives Democrats’ Protests, Confirmed to Lead Budget Office

George Caldwell / February 06, 2025

Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, was confirmed by the Senate Thursday night on party lines by… Read More

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Sen. Tuberville Calls Out Biden’s Defense Secretary for Alleged Violations of Federal Law

George Caldwell / January 17, 2025

As Democratic senators attack Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth for alleged incompetence, Republicans are sounding the alarm on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s repeated disappearances for medical… Read More

Commentary

Pete Hegseth raises his arms and talks in an animated fashion during a Senate hearing

Screaming and Yelling: My Takeaway From Democrats’ Behavior During the Hegseth, Bondi Confirmation Hearings

Victor Davis Hanson / January 16, 2025

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to… Read More

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Russ Vought in a blue suit and red tie sighting at a table and speaking at his confirmation hearing

Trump Nominee to Lead Office of Management and Budget Faces Tough Questions from Democrats and Republicans Alike

George Caldwell / January 15, 2025

Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to direct the Office of Management and Budget, faced tense questioning from both Democrat and Republican senators during his… Read More

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Pete Hegseth in a blue suit and red tie stands alongside former Senator Norm Coleman in a dark suit in a Senate committee hearing room

Washington Reacts to Hegseth Confirmation Hearing

Jacob Adams / January 14, 2025

Lawmakers and allies weighed in on Tuesday as the Senate Armed Services Committee held its confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, the former Army National Guard… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

Donald Trump listens while standing to the side as Cantor Fitzgerald Chairman and CEO Howard Lutnick speaks during a news conference.

Trump Faces Starting Term Without a Cabinet

Jacob Adams / January 10, 2025

With less than 10 days until President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, Republicans worry that government bureaucracy will prevent the new president from starting his term with… Read More

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Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters.

Calling Out Legacy Media Bias Cloaked in Anonymous Sources

Tim Graham / December 08, 2024

The anti-Trump media have already congratulated themselves for destroying the Matt Gaetz nomination for attorney general and are now attempting to destroy the Pete Hegseth… Read More

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