Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to become secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is set to face his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday. Turner, an NFL veteran, previously served as the first executive ...

The Senate Banking Committee backed former NFL player Eric Scott Turner to become Housing and Urban Development secretary.

The committee vote was split along party lines, with Democrats saying that a lack of an FBI background check for Turner was a sticking point.

Picked to lead the housing agency under Trump, the former Texas House member tells senators there is a housing crisis. Democrats say they want to act only after a background check.

Scott Turner is the nominee for secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Here's why he's poised for success in the new role.

There were sports analogies galore but few policy specifics during Scott Turner ’s confirmation hearing on Thursday to become housing secretary. Turner spoke before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committee as he seeks to become leader of ...

A former Texas legislator and NFL player, Turner has been tasked with overhauling the country's affordable housing system.

If confirmed, the NFL veteran and former developer would run a department with a $70 billion budget and roughly 8,000 employees.

Eric Scott Turner, Donald Trump’s choice to lead HUD, sidestepped questions about whether the department needs to spend more or spend better.

A former NFL player and representative in the Texas Legislature, Turner served in the first Trump term to lead development in "opportunity zones."

Watch the replay of the HUD secretary confirmation hearing as Scott Turner testified in front of a Senate committee.

Former NFL player Scott Turner, Donald Trump's pick to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development, will appear before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Development Committee on Thursday morning around 10:00 a.m. Turner worked in Trump's first ...