The proposed budget would ramp up military spending, while decreasing funds for scientific research, the arts community and programs that significantly impact the poor.
The Senate voted 58-41 to confirm Ben Carson, a former neurosurgeon and presidential candidate, as the leader of HUD.
Carson, like Betsy DeVos, was nominated to head an agency where he holds no actual past job experience.
Ben Carson appears at a Senate hearing for his HUD secretary nomination. He's short on experience but long on vision.
Ben Carson considers a Trump cabinet position. Previously, the retired surgeon said he's unqualified to head a federal department.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced an agreement with the city of Dubuque, Iowa (pictured), that effectively settles allegations…
