WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a sequence of high-stakes congressional hearings, Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)....
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a sequence of high-stakes congressional hearings, Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) delivered a barrage of pointed interrogations aimed directly at Donald Trump’s cabinet secretaries, agency heads, and executive nominees. Spanning five separate federal oversight sessions across Capitol Hill, the exchanges exposed stark disagreements between congressional Democrats and the executive branch over administrative independence, fiscal priorities, agency compliance, and a controversial legal settlement shielding former and current presidential finances.
Here are the critical confrontations that unfolded across the Senate hearing rooms: