A series of ammendment votes occur to pass the “Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026”

A series of ammendment votes occur to pass the “Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026”

United States Senator John Hoeven (Republican of North Dakota) speaks to reporters before entering the senate chamber to vote, on the 41st day of the government shutdown, outside of the senate chamber, in Washington DC, on November 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

A series of ammendment votes occur to pass the “Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026”

A series of ammendment votes occur to pass the “Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026”

United States Senator John Hoeven (Republican of North Dakota) speaks to reporters before entering the senate chamber to vote, on the 41st day of the government shutdown, outside of the senate chamber, in Washington DC, on November 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hearings To Examine The Nomination Of Brooke Rollins To Be Secretary Of Agriculture - DC

Hearings To Examine The Nomination Of Brooke Rollins To Be Secretary Of Agriculture - DC

United States Senator John Boozman (Republican of Arkansas), United States Senator Amy Klobuchar (Democrat of Minnesota) and United States Senator John Hoeven (Republican of North Dakota) stand before a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry hearing to examine the nomination of Brooke Rollins, of Texas, to be Secretary of Agriculture, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Thursday January 23, 2025. Some of the largest issues to contend with are the rolls of biofuels in the USA economy, and the nutrition subsidization for impoverished families in rural communities. Photo by Mattie Neretin/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Hearings - NYC

Senate Hearings - NYC

United States Senator John Hoeven (Republican of North Dakota), left, hugs United States Senator John Neely Kennedy (Republican of Louisiana) as U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appears before a Senate Appropriations - Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of Transportation in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, May 2, 2024. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee On Appropriations Hearing - DC

Senate Committee On Appropriations Hearing - DC

United States Senator John Hoeven (Republican of North Dakota) questions United States Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas regarding the US-Mexico border, during a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing to examine the President's supplemental request for the Departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey /CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee On Appropriations Hearing - DC

Senate Committee On Appropriations Hearing - DC

United States Senator John Hoeven (Republican of North Dakota) questions United States Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas regarding the US-Mexico border, during a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing to examine the President's supplemental request for the Departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey /CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee On Appropriations Hearing - DC

Senate Committee On Appropriations Hearing - DC

United States Senator John Hoeven (Republican of North Dakota) questions United States Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas regarding the US-Mexico border, during a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing to examine the President's supplemental request for the Departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey /CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee On Appropriations Hearing - DC

Senate Committee On Appropriations Hearing - DC

United States Senator John Hoeven (Republican of North Dakota) questions United States Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas regarding the US-Mexico border, during a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing to examine the President's supplemental request for the Departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey /CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee On Appropriations Hearing - DC

Senate Committee On Appropriations Hearing - DC

United States Senator John Hoeven (Republican of North Dakota) questions United States Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas regarding the US-Mexico border, during a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing to examine the President's supplemental request for the Departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey /CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

IEA head says nuke power capacity in 2040 to jump

IEA head says nuke power capacity in 2040 to jump

TOKYO, Japan - International Energy Agency chief Maria van der Hoeven speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2014, predicting that the world's installed capacity of nuclear power generation in 2040 will probably increase by some 60% from the 2013 level.

LNG Producer-Consumer Conference

LNG Producer-Consumer Conference

TOKYO, Japan - Maria van der Hoeven (front row R), executive director of the International Energy Agency, attends the second LNG Producer-Consumer Conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2013. Government and private-sector officials from 50 economies gathered in the Japanese capital for discussions on liquefied natural gas.

IEA chief in Japan

IEA chief in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - International Energy Agency Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven holds a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2012.

IEA chief

IEA chief

LONDON, Britain - International Energy Agency Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven (C) speaks during a press conference in London on Nov. 12, 2012.

American Jobs Plan Hearing - Washington

American Jobs Plan Hearing - Washington

Senator John Hoeven, D-ND, left, and Senator John Kennedy, R-LA, talk during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing to examine the American Jobs Plan, focusing on infrastructure, climate change, and investing in our nationâÂÂs future on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA. Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

American Jobs Plan Hearing - Washington

American Jobs Plan Hearing - Washington

Senate Appropriations Committee members Sen. John Hoeven (D-ND) (L) and Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) talk during a committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on April 20, 2021 in Washington, DC, USA. Biden cabinet members, including Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, testified about The American Jobs Plan, the administration's $ 2.3 trillion infrastructure plan that has yet to win over a single Republican in Congress. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

American Jobs Plan Hearing - Washington

American Jobs Plan Hearing - Washington

Senate Appropriations Committee members Sen. John Hoeven (D-ND) (L) and Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) talk during a committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on April 20, 2021 in Washington, DC, USA. Biden cabinet members, including Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, testified about The American Jobs Plan, the administration's $ 2.3 trillion infrastructure plan that has yet to win over a single Republican in Congress. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

American Jobs Plan Hearing - Washington

American Jobs Plan Hearing - Washington

Senate Appropriations Committee members Sen. John Hoeven (D-ND) (L) and Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) talk as Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) questions witnesses during a committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on April 20, 2021 in Washington, DC, USA. Biden cabinet members, including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, testified about The American Jobs Plan, the administration's $ 2.3 trillion infrastructure plan that has yet to win over a single Republican in Congress. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

American Jobs Plan Hearing - Washington

American Jobs Plan Hearing - Washington

Senate Appropriations Committee members Sen. John Hoeven (D-ND) (L) and Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) talk as Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan testifies before the committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on April 20, 2021 in Washington, DC, USA. Biden cabinet members, including Regan, testified about The American Jobs Plan, the administration's $ 2.3 trillion infrastructure plan that has yet to win over a single Republican in Congress. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM