President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development declined Thursday to wade into the turbulent political waters of how the incoming administration’s tariffs could affect housing costs.

Scott Turner is the nominee for secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Here's why he's poised for success in the new role.

Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. While many are rapidly gaining support for their confirmation, the remaining still have to go before the committees overseeing the agencies Trump wants them to run.

Texans have been tapped to run the CIA, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture.

There were sports analogies galore but few policy specifics during Scott Turner’s confirmation hearing on Thursday to become housing secretary.

Senate hearings are scheduled this coming week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. Many have met with senators individually. Now, they will go before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run. Here’s a look at the schedule for Senate hearings set so far, in Eastern time:

WASHINGTON — Senators pressed Department of Housing and Urban Development nominee Eric Scott Turner on how he would tackle housing affordability and homelessness during a Thursday confirmation hearing.

Committees will hear from nominees hoping to lead the Treasury, Interior Housing and Urban Development departments and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to serve as Housing and Urban Development secretary, testified during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on January 16, 2025.

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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., said the plan is to pursue one bill that would encompass the new administration's major priorities – cracking down on people in the U.S. without authorization, boosting domestic energy production and implementing an expansive new tax plan.