February 17, 2017 Pruitt narrowly confirmed to head EPA over Democratic objections Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt was narrowly confirmed Friday afternoon to lead the environmental agency he built a career fighting.
February 16, 2017 Trump nominates former prosecutor Acosta for labor secretary post Moving quickly to fill the void left after his first pick withdrew, President Trump on Thursday nominated law school dean and former federal prosecutor Alexander Acosta for labor secretary.
February 16, 2017 Who is Labor secretary pick Alexander Acosta? President Trump nominated R. Alexander Acosta to be secretary of Labor on Thursday after fast food exec Andrew Puzder withdrew from consideration.
February 16, 2017 Senate narrowly confirms Mulvaney as Trump's budget director The Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed Rep. Mick Mulvaney to head up the White House Office of Management and Budget.
February 15, 2017 Four contenders emerge for Trump's Labor post after Puzder pulls out President Donald Trump is considering at least four candidates to be his new nominee for labor secretary after his previous pick abruptly withdrew from the confirmation process.
February 15, 2017 Labor pick Puzder withdraws from consideration amid controversy Fast-food chain CEO Andrew Puzder withdrew from consideration for Labor secretary Wednesday afternoon, amid mounting controversy over his personal and professional past.
February 13, 2017 Senate confirms Trump's picks for Treasury, VA secretaries The Senate confirmed former Goldman Sachs financier Steven Mnuchin as President Donald Trump's Treasury secretary Monday, despite objections by Democrats who charged that Mnuchin had made much of his fortune by foreclosing on struggling homeowners during the financial crisis.
February 8, 2017 Sessions confirmed as attorney general after contentious debate Sen. Jeff Sessions won confirmation Wednesday evening to become the next attorney general of the United States, capping a Senate fight so contentious that one of the nominee’s biggest critics was forced by majority Republicans to sit out the last leg of the debate.
February 8, 2017 Trump facing historic delays in confirmation push One thing is clear: This year's Cabinet confirmation process is one of the slowest in history.
February 7, 2017 DeVos confirmed as education secretary, Pence casts historic tie-breaking vote School choice advocate Betsy DeVos was narrowly confirmed Tuesday as the next education secretary despite deep opposition from teachers unions and other groups, after Vice President Pence intervened to cast a historic tie-breaking vote.
