Scott Turner appeared on a podcast from Prestonwood Baptist, the Dallas-area megachurch he attends, to talk about his rise from a "difficult situation" in childhood to the National Football League and the state Legislature.

Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on nomination of Scott Turner to be HUD secretary.

Hearing on the nomination of Scott Turner to be secretary of housing and urban development following his nomination by President-elect Donald Trump.

Trump promised at his inaugural address that "national unity" would return. But much of this week has seen the returning president continue to pummel out-of-power foes. He called former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, of Wyoming, a "crying lunatic."

The Senate Banking Committee voted along party lines to approve Scott Turner’s nomination for Housing and Urban Development secretary. He previously served as the executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council during Trump's first term, and he played nine seasons in the NFL.

President Donald Trump took a combative tone at times as he spoke remotely Thursday to an international audience of business leaders, politicians and other elites at the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos,

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

Trump’s pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency is John Ratcliffe, who formerly served as Director of National Intelligence in Trump’s first term. His confirmation hearing took place last week, during which he repeatedly said he would not hire or fire employees based on their political views.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency, send troops to the southern border, deport undocumented immigrants en masse and reinstate a policy requiring asylum seekers to wait their cases in Mexico — and Gov. Greg Abbott will be a key partner, he said during his inauguration on Monday.

Republicans and Democrats were in talks to reach an agreement to allow swift confirmation of Marco Rubio as Donald Trump's secretary of state.

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