Former U.S. Congressman from Wisconsin, Sean Duffy was confirmed Tuesday by the Senate to be Transportation Secretary.

The Senate confirmed Sean Duffy as the next secretary of transportation, marking a return to public office for former Wisconsin congressman.

The U.S. Senate confirmed Sean Duffy on Tuesday as secretary of Transportation, clearing the way for another of President Donald Trump's Cabinet officials to start working on plans to improve traffic safety,

Former Rep. Sean Duffy told lawmakers that his top priorities leading the Department of Transportation include aviation and highway safety.

President-elect Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT), Sean Duffy, said during his confirmation hearing Wednesday that Boeing needs “tough love” to bounce back

a bridge between Wisconsin and Minnesota, and handled infrastructure projects as part of the Great Lakes Task Force while in Congress. In his testimony to the committee, Duffy said he would work with Congress and the FAA to restore confidence in Boeing, a ...

The Senate is set to vote on the confirmation of Sean Duffy as transportation secretary, with wide bipartisan support expected.

Senators voted 97-0 to invoke cloture on Duffy’s nomination. He is expected to be confirmed in a final vote on Tuesday afternoon.

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

Sean Duffy, a former Republican Wisconsin Representative and the nominee for Transportation Secretary was introduced by Senator Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat, at his confirmation hearing.

Mr. Duffy, a former congressman who had appeared on track to sail through with little opposition, overcame a last-minute swell of Democratic anger over the White House’s sweeping funding freeze.

Duffy takes office as the White House orders a pause on some government grants and loans that could affect certain rail programs.