Senate Finance eyes Jan. 16 hearing for Bessent
The Senate Finance Committee is expected to hold a confirmation hearing with President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, on Jan. 16, according to three people familiar with the committee’s plans, granted anonymity to share the details. After
RFK Jr. is seeing how far the Kennedy name will take him
Winning the votes of two of the leaders of the anti-Trump resistance in the Senate would seem like a long shot for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his bid to win confirmation as President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of health and
The Senate says it’ll work on Fridays. But not this Friday.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune sparked commotion around the Hill with his ambitious 2025 calendar, which included regular Friday votes, something of a rarity in the chamber. Now it’s the first full session week under the new GOP majority, and
Advocate of psychedelic drugs wants to work with RFK Jr.
An evangelist for treating mental health disorders with psychedelic drugs whom President Joe Biden appointed to a top job at the VA wants to join forces with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Dr. Shereef Elnahal told POLITICO his own interest in
Senate expected to advance GOP immigration bill
The Senate is expected to take a bipartisan vote Thursday afternoon advancing the Laken Riley Act, making it the first bill Senate Republicans debate under their new majority. The bill — which is named after a Georgia nursing student murdered