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Banking committee advances Trump’s HUD pick, Scott Turner, for Senate confirmation
The committee vote was split along party lines, with Democrats saying that a lack of an FBI background check for Turner was a sticking point.
Senate Banking approves Turner for HUD along party lines
The Senate Banking Committee backed former NFL player Eric Scott Turner to become Housing and Urban Development secretary.
Trump HUD nominee sidesteps ‘tariffs conversation’ at Senate hearing
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development declined Thursday to wade into the turbulent political waters of how the incoming administration’s tariffs could affect housing costs.
Graham defends purge of inspectors general but says Trump ‘should have’ told Congress first
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) defended President Trump’s decision to oust more than a dozen inspectors general in a late-night shake-up of the federal government. He conceded, however, that Trump
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Split senate panel approves Scott Turner to lead HUD
Picked to lead the housing agency under Trump, the former Texas House member tells senators there is a housing crisis. Democrats say they want to act only after a background check.
Senate committees advance several Trump Cabinet nominees
Senate committees on Thursday approved a handful of Trump Cabinet nominees setting them up for approval by the full chamber.
Trump firing of watchdogs gives early test to new Senate caucus
President Donald Trump fired at least 18 inspectors general across the federal government without required notification to Congress.
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Senate Banking Committee approves Trump HUD nominee
Scott Turner, President Trump's pick to head the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, faced opposition from Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee, but his nomination was nonetheless approved by a vote of 13-11.
Senate panel advances Turner for HUD on party-line vote
If confirmed, the NFL veteran and former developer would run a department with a $70 billion budget and roughly 8,000 employees
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Turner tackles HUD program reforms at confirmation hearing for housing secretary
(AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) Eric Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, delivers his opening remarks during a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing for his pending ...
Where Trump's Cabinet nominees stand in Senate confirmation process
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel testify before Senate committees on Capitol Hill Thursday as urgency builds to confirm President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominations.
Collins: ‘I don’t understand’ Trump’s inspectors general firings
Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Saturday she didn’t understand why President Trump fired several departmental inspectors general late Friday night given that