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.

Department of Housing and Urban Development nominee Eric Scott Turner said his main goal would be to tackle the housing shortage.

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees Scott Bessent, Doug Burgum, Lee Zeldin and Scott Turner will sit for Senate confirmation hearings Thursday.

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.

Senate confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump's cabinet picks are underway and Democrats are pressing them on their allegiance to Trump. NYU law professor and former White House Counsel to President Obama Bob Bauer joins Katy Tur to share his analysis of what the DOJ faces with the appointments of individuals the president has chosen because they have worked for him and demonstrated their loyalty.

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is due before a Senate committee as lawmakers consider the Republican’s nomination to be chief steward of U.S. public lands

Many of Trump's Cabinet picks have met with senators individually. Now, they will go before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run.