There were sports analogies galore but few policy specifics during Scott Turner's confirmation hearing on Thursday to become housing secretary.

Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. While many are rapidly gaining support for their confirmation, the remaining still have to go before the committees overseeing the agencies Trump wants them to run.

Committee leaders in the House and the Senate have outlined goals for the new congressional term, including some for the housing sector.

Committees will hear from nominees hoping to lead the Treasury, Interior Housing and Urban Development departments and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Senate hearings are scheduled this coming week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. Many have met with senators individually. Now, they will go before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run. Here’s a look at the schedule for Senate hearings set so far, in Eastern time:

The secretary oversees energy generation and use in the United States as well as the ... 10 a.m.: Scott Turner, Housing and Urban Development Department The former NFL player who ran the White ...

Senate committees on Thursday approved a handful of Trump Cabinet nominees setting them up for approval by the full chamber.

Texans have been tapped to run the CIA, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture.

President-elect Donald Trump's picks for the Treasury, Housing and Urban Development and Interior departments, along with the Environmental Protection Agency, went before lawmakers on Thursday. Among them included former presidential candidate Doug Burgum and billionaire Trump donor Scott Bessent.

Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th US President on January 20. His nominees will appear for back-to-back meetings today at Capitol Hill.

Arkansas is now the most important state in the U.S. Congress – by far – when it comes to overseeing intelligence-gathering agencies like the CIA