2 days ago · The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Sean Duffy as secretary of transportation on Jan. 28, 2025. The Senate voted 77-22 in favor of his nomination with 23 Democrats, one independent who caucuses with Democrats, and 53 Republicans voting in favor. ... the director of the Office of Management and Budget, the U.S. trade representative, the director of ...

3 days ago · What happened: By a 77-22 vote, the U.S. Senate Jan. 28 confirmed former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) to serve as the 20 th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT). Many Democrats reportedly voted against Duffy to protest the Office of Management and Budget spending pause. Why it matters: “Sean Duffy’s decisive confirmation as secretary is a testament that bipartisanship ...

3 days ago · WASHINGTON — Today, Sean Duffy was officially sworn in as the 20th Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). Secretary Duffy was administered the oath of office by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the U.S. Supreme Court and was joined by his family.

2 days ago · Twenty-two members of the Senate Democratic caucus flipped their votes on former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.), President Trump’s pick to head the Transportation Department, after the White House ...

2 days ago · Mr. Duffy, 53, a former Fox Business host and Wisconsin congressman who was elected to five terms, received bipartisan praise from senators in Wisconsin and Minnesota for his work to get funding ...

Some Democrats opposed Duffy’s confirmation to voice their discontent with President Trump’s Office of Management and Budget for temporarily freezing federal grants.

2 days ago · NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Duffy was confirmed Tuesday as transportation secretary, giving him a key role in helping President Donald Trump cut regulations and fix the nation’s infrastructure.. The former Wisconsin congressman has promised safer Boeing planes, less regulation and help for U.S. companies developing self-driving cars -- while not giving any breaks to Elon Musk, a key player in ...

2 days ago · The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) to be the next Transportation secretary, putting him in place to lead a sprawling agency that oversees air travel, highways, pipeline…

2 days ago · A 52-page guidance document from the Office of Management and Budget shows the scope and depth of the administration's ongoing review, in which DOT will play a part.

O utrage over Trump's Office of Management and Budget order freezing all federal spending led 22 Senate Democrats to switch their ... "I was ready to confirm Sean Duffy to lead the Department of ...