Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation to become Treasury secretary
The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to become the next Treasury secretary and enact the ...
Should Washington, D.C., become the 51st state? WA’s 2 senators say it’s ‘long past time’
Washington state’s U.S. senators have cosponsored legislation that would grant statehood to the District of Columbia.
Spokane facility gets $48M to boost thermoplastic research for planes
A new Spokane facility hopes to make lighter, more fuel-efficient airplane parts using giant machines that work like a waffle ...
Senate committees advance Trump’s energy, environment nominees
President Trump’s picks to lead the nation’s energy and environment-focused agencies all sailed through committee votes on Thursday morning. The Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources ...
Senate panel unanimously advances Trump pick to run DOT
A Senate panel unanimously advanced President Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Transportation (DOT), former Rep. Sean ...
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Trump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation safety advisory committee
President Donald Trump has moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security by firing the heads of the ...
Dem Senator 'Appalled' by Trump Firing First Female Coast Guard Commandant
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Lee Fagan was the first female uniformed leader of an armed forces branch.