Notably, Gabbard questioned the US intelligence community’s assessments that Assad was behind a deadly chlorine gas attack the same year she met with the Syrian strongman, to which Trump said at the time: “There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons.”

To be prepared we need leaders with ability, experience and integrity; leaders like Tulsi Gabbard, Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth. David H. Rundell is a former chief of mission at the American ...

‘I know what I don’t know,’ SecDef pick says at confirmation hearing. Pete Hegseth conceded that he lacks the experience of previous defense secretaries but said what he has is enough.

Pam Bondi was pressed about the 2020 election and Trump's influence over the Justice Department, while Marco Rubio struck a more measured tone on the Russia-Ukraine war.

Marco Rubio and former Florida Attorney General ... FBI Director nominee Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard as national intelligence director. Bondi endured some tricky moments as her hearing kicked ...

When her Cabinet nomination comes up for a Senate vote in the coming weeks, Gabbard can afford to lose only three GOP votes.

Some are expected to have smooth confirmation paths, like Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, while others, like defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth, face headwinds.

Another potentially tense hearing is expected as Kristi Noem, Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, appears before Friday’s Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Meanwhile, hearings are not yet scheduled for other Trump picks, including some of the most contentious:

Senate Democrats want to slow the roll on Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Trump ... particularly Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for secretary of State. Others face challenges. Robert F.

The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day. Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida,

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were sworn into office today amid heightened security measures in Washington, D.C.