5 days ago · Twenty-two members of the Senate Democratic caucus flipped their votes on Sean Duffy, President Trump’s Transportation Department park, after the White House paused large swaths of federal funding.

The President’s rapid-fire Executive Orders (EO) issued last week affecting infrastructure spending rules and air traffic controller staffing, doubled down on with this week’s guidance from the Office of Management and Budget pausing all federal financial assistance, are putting billions of dollars, hundreds of thousands of jobs, and tens ...

5 days ago · WASHINGTON — Yesterday, 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 Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the U.S. Supreme Court and was joined by his family.

Jan 20, 2025 · Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Lee Zeldin, of New York, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

6 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 20th 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.

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

5 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.

4 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.

5 days ago · Senate Confirms Sean Duffy as Transportation Secretary Mr. Duffy, a former congressman who had appeared on track to sail through with little opposition, overcame a last-minute swell of Democratic ...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Sean Duffy served as Congressman from Wisconsin’s 7th District in the US Congress for ten years, serving on the House Financial Services Committee and actively leading on local transportation issues via his co …