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Elaine Chao Is First Cabinet Member to Resign

Transportation secretary Elaine Chao cites Wednesday's riots in DC

(Newser) - The biggest White House official yet is resigning after Wednesday's violence at the Capitol. The Washington Post reports that Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is stepping down, the first Cabinet official to do so. Chao also is the wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. CNN's Kaitlan Collins tweets...

One of Trump's Cabinet Members Hospitalized

Commerce secretary Wilbur Ross hospitalized 'for minor, non-coronavirus related issues,' says rep

(Newser) - Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, 82, was admitted to a hospital in upstate New York after feeling unwell on Friday evening, reports the AP . “Secretary Ross has been admitted into the hospital for minor, non-coronavirus related issues. He is doing well and we anticipate his release soon," a Commerce...

House Investigators to Perry: You're Up. Perry: Nope

Spokeswoman for energy secretary says he'll only 'partake' in impeachment inquiry if it's public

(Newser) - The first member of Trump's Cabinet has been summoned to testify in the impeachment inquiry on the president—and it looks like he may not be going. A source tells the AP that Rick Perry's House appearance is set for Wednesday, but the energy secretary has already ignored...

Reports: Trump Is About to Lose Another Cabinet Member

Announcement from Energy Secretary Rick Perry on his resignation said to be coming soon

(Newser) - Looks like the Trump administration is about to lose another Cabinet member. Politico reported late Thursday that Energy Secretary Rick Perry is set to announce he's stepping down, with sources "familiar with his plans" saying his departure would come by the end of next month. The Washington Post...

Trump Showered With Praise in First Cabinet Meeting

'We've achieved tremendous success,' he says

(Newser) - "We've achieved tremendous success," President Trump declared at his first formal Cabinet meeting on Monday, and he certainly wasn't the only one praising his administration: Asked by Trump to introduce themselves, the group took it in turns to flatter the president before reporters were ushered from...

Ben Carson Approved as New Head of HUD

Trump's former rival for the presidency says he wants to bring a 'more holistic approach'

(Newser) - Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon who challenged Donald Trump for the GOP presidential nomination, won Senate confirmation Thursday to join Trump's Cabinet as housing secretary. Six Democrats and one independent joined 51 Republicans in voting for Carson to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the AP reports....

Trump's Labor Pick Says He Broke Labor Laws

Admits unknowingly hiring undocumented worker

(Newser) - President Trump's nominee for labor secretary says a housekeeper he previously employed at his home was an undocumented worker, potentially complicating his efforts to get confirmed, reports the AP . Andrew Puzder said in a statement Tuesday that he and his wife employed a housekeeper for a few years and...

DeVos Clears One of Last Obstacles to Confirmation
DeVos Clears One of Last
Obstacles to Confirmation
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Feb 3, 2017 10:01 AM CST

DeVos Clears One of Last Obstacles to Confirmation

Vote will take place early next week

(Newser) - Betsy DeVos cleared a major hurdle in the Senate to become the next education secretary despite vigorous opposition from Democrats. Senators voted 52-48 to cut off debate at dawn Friday, setting the stage for a final confirmation vote next week on President Trump's nominee, reports the AP . Two Republican...

GOP Advances 2 Nominees With No Democrats Present

After Democratic boycott, Finance Committee Republicans change the rules

(Newser) - Democrats found a way Tuesday to use the Senate's own rules to stall two of President Trump's Cabinet nominees. On Wednesday, Republicans retaliated in the simplest of ways: They changed those rules. As a result, the names of Treasury nominee Steve Mnuchin and Health and Human Services nominee...

DeVos Clears Committee as Questions About Citing Raised

Vote on Betsy DeVos as education secretary moves to Senate floor

(Newser) - It's now up to the Senate to decide whether Betsy DeVos will be America's next education secretary. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Tuesday voted 12-11 along party lines to send the Michigan billionaire's nomination to the floor, though two Republicans on the...

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