Picked to lead the housing agency under Trump, the former Texas House member tells senators there is a housing crisis. Democrats say they want to act only after a background check.

The Senate Banking Committee backed former NFL player Eric Scott Turner to become Housing and Urban Development secretary.

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development declined Thursday to wade into the turbulent political waters of how the incoming administration’s tariffs could affect housing costs.

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 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 Senate will continue confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees on Thursday, featuring several high-profile candidates.

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 ...

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

Among his many executive orders on Monday, President Donald Trump ended diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal government.

We’re going to wear down the Democrats. Either you’re going to play ball with us, or you’re going to go without sleep,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., said on Fox News.