Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren, who are likely to be influential in the Senate Banking Committee in 2025, weighed in on the HUD nominee.

Turner has recently been focused on education policy, but worked on Opportunity Zones under the first Trump administration.

President-elect Donald Trump made several late-night Cabinet appointments last week, including Scott Turner to serve as the secretary of housing and urban development. Turner, a former NFL player and Texas state lawmaker,

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Scott Turner to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is a former NFL player who ran the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council durin

Donald Trump announced Scott Turner as his nominee for U.S. Housing and Urban Development secretary on Friday, and his selection

President-elect Donald J. Trump has chosen Scott Turner, a little-known former pro football player and motivational speaker, to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, an agency that plays a central role in addressing the growing national affordability crisis.

The nomination comes as housing issues persists as a major economic burden, particularly for aspiring buyers or renters struggling to keep up with costs.

President-elect Donald Trump has been steadfast in announcing who he wants to fulfill more than 40 cabinet positions when he takes office for a second term in January. On Friday (Nov. 22), he revealed his pick to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development as retired Washington Redskins player Scott Turner.