Scott Turner, former NFL football player, is set to appear before the Senate on Thursday morning to be confirmed as the next HUD secretary.

While reactions largely fall within partisan lines, both parties appear poised to work with new HUD leadership to tackle housing challenges.

Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on nomination of Scott Turner to be HUD secretary.

Scott Turner, an official during the first Trump administration, said that the country was not building enough homes and that the housing department was “failing at its most basic mission.”

A former Texas legislator and NFL player, Turner has been tasked with overhauling the country's affordable housing system.

(AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) Eric Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, delivers his opening remarks during a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing for his pending ...

Scott Turner, picked by president-elect Donald Trump to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development ... throughout the hearing that the United States is in a housing crisis.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the president's effort to end birthright citizenship, calling it "blatantly unconstitutional" after multiple states tried to stop it in court. On Capitol Hill, though,

Prospective homebuyers and current homeowners can anticipate changes in mortgage rates and housing policies under the Trump administration.

Scott Turner, Trump's HUD pick, plans to adjust Opportunity Zones to boost housing development, focusing on tax incentives.

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced energy executive Chris Wright as his nominee for secretary of energy on November 16, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a ...