Scott Turner will be the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) after the Senate voted to confirm him on Feb. 5.
The 55–44 vote adds one more member to President Donald Trump’s growing Cabinet, less than a week after the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee voted along party lines, 13–11, to advance the former NFL player’s nomination to the Senate floor.
Turner was nominated for the role by Trump just days after the 2024 election. During his confirmation hearing on Jan. 16, Turner said his primary goal at HUD would be to ease “regulatory burdens” for housing development while maximizing the potential of the agency’s $72.6 billion budget for fiscal year 2025....
