A nominee to serve in President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet said a Hail Mary with members of his family ahead of his confirmation hearing.

Duffy was introduced to the committee by bipartisan Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) and emphasized that safety is not a partisan issue.

Former Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy received bipartisan support Wednesday during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill to be President-elect Donald Trump's secretary for the Department of Transportation.

“But at the end of the day, I am confident that Sean is the right person for this job in this upcoming administration.” While some of President-elect Trump’s cabinet nominees faced sharp questioning from Democrats on Capitol Hill this week, Duffy ...

Wis., right, before Duffy testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, on his nomination to be Transportation Secretary.

Many of Trump’s nominees to serve in Cabinet and advisory roles are slated to appear this week for hearings before Senate committees, a key test for many of them.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation ...

WASHINGTON — When Republican Sean Duffy was in Congress ... nominees faced sharp questioning from Democrats on Capitol Hill this week, Duffy received an overwhelmingly friendly welcome from ...

For the first time, a physician at the center of a wrongful death lawsuit filed against our region’s largest hospital is speaking out. FOX 12′s Nick Krupke has the High School Spotlight from ...

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of the Department of Transportation, Sean Duffy has had a ... confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2025.

President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and more. Federal agencies are being directed to place all employees working on DEI programs and initiatives to be put on paid administrative leave by Wednesday at 5 p.m.

Trump’s transportation secretary pick Sean Duffy faces senators Sean Duffy, President Trump's pick to lead the Transportation Department, testifies before the Senate Commerce Business Committee on Capitol Hill.