As Senate confirmation hearings begin, here's the latest on who in the Trump administration has, will or doesn't need to be approved.

He can communicate so well to the American people," Waltz said, adding that Hegseth can articulate "why we need what we need for our troops, and that is a critical piece that President Trump values, as well.

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Senate Confirmation hearings are in full swing now. Several others are set to follow. Here's how to watch them live when they occur

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth faces a Senate hearing Tuesday while hearings slated for other nominees have been postponed.

Energy committee chairman Sen. Mike Lee postponed Burgum's hearing, saying his paperwork was unnecessarily delayed.

Hearings scheduled this week for more than a dozen of the president-elect's cabinet choices will provide an early test of his hold over Senate Republicans.

Will the Senate GOP confirm controversial picks like Pete Hegseth and RFK Jr.? Here’s this week’s full Senate confirmation hearing schedule.

This page provides an overview of the confirmation process for Donald Trump's (R) Cabinet nominees in his second presidential term. What is the Cabinet? The Cabinet comes from Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution, which states that the ...

It is the first serious test of Donald Trump’s newly invigorated strongman model of governance and of whether he can continue to bend the Republican Party to his will even as Hegseth breaks procedural precedents,

Trump judge allows release of Jack Smith’s Jan 6 report; Melania reveals White House plans: Live updates - President-elect’s cabinet nominees will face questions from senators this week as first lady