Sen. Mazie Hirono's partisan streak at confirmation hearings continued Thursday as the lone 'no' vote in a committee hearing to recommend VA nominee Doug Collins for confirmation.

Paperwork delays have forced some Trump confirmation hearings to be postponed, with Republicans blaming bureacracy.

As Senate confirmation hearings begin, here's the latest on who in the Trump administration has, will or doesn't need to be approved.

President-elect Donald Trump's nominees for top posts in his administration are gearing up for their Senate confirmation hearings, which kick off this week.

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks will undergo Senate confirmation hearings this week, starting on January 14.

Doug Burgum, right, and Republican state Agriculture ... Jerry Moran (R-KS) also postponed a confirmation hearing for former Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA), who was nominated to be Secretary of Veterans ...

Energy committee chairman Sen. Mike Lee postponed Burgum's hearing, saying his paperwork was unnecessarily delayed.

Collins is a former U.S. senator for Georgia ... Director of Office of Management and BudgetJan. 1610 a.m.: Doug Burgum, Secretary of the Interior (rescheduled from 1/14) 10 a.m.: Lee Zeldin ...

President Donald Trump is speaking remotely Thursday to an international audience of business leaders, politicians and other elites at the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos, Switzerland. After his speech,

The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet. The vote was unanimous.

A slate of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees have appeared before senators in recent days for key hearings on their road to confirmation. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was the first to be confirmed,

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