A nominee to serve in President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet said a Hail Mary with members of his family ahead of his confirmation hearing.

Duffy was introduced to the committee by bipartisan Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) and emphasized that safety is not a partisan issue.

While some of President-elect Trump's Cabinet nominees faced sharp questioning this week, Sean Duffy received a friendly welcome in his confirmation hearing to be secretary of transportation.

Former Rep. Sean Duffy sat for an hourslong confirmation hearing as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Transportation secretary, sitting before Chairman Sen. Ted Cruz and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell.

Sean Duffy, during a confirmation hearing Wednesday, said he wants this to be his legacy if he is confirmed as Transportation Secretary: SEAN DUFFY: I appreciate the question, Senator. I would want to have a legacy of improving safety,

The Transportation secretary nominee hails from a state that has bipartisan enthusiasm for an electric vehicle program Donald Trump loves to hate.

Wis., right, before Duffy testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, on his nomination to be Transportation Secretary.

Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead USDOT, promised to not interfere with ongoing NHTSA investigations into Tesla if confirmed as secretary.

Sean Duffy, a former Fox Business host and Wisconsin congressman, would head a sprawling Transportation Department that oversees aviation, rail and transit.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Transportation on Wednesday told Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., that he “would anticipate honoring” billions of dollars the department comm

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration uses dummies that are 4-foot-11 and weigh 97 to 108 pounds to represent women.