A slate of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees have appeared before senators in recent days for key hearings on their road to confirmation. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was the first to be confirmed, securing the secretary of State position with a unanimous vote on inauguration day.

Thursday marks another busy day of hearings for President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees as his inauguration approaches. The day will feature Lee Zeldin, the nominee to run the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA);

AP Photo/Lynne Sladky/J. Scott Applewhite Jeanette Rubio is 51. She was born to Colombian immigrants and raised in Miami, Florida. She and Marco, a son of Cuban migrants, met when she was 17 and ...

Marco Rubio faced a much friendlier crowd during his Senate confirmation hearing. Pam Bondi got some tough questions.

Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent Scott Bessent is Trump's nominee to be ... Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio Marco Rubio is serving as Trump's secretary of state. He's previously represented Florida in the Senate since 2011, and thus has ...

The confirmation process includes several rounds of investigation and review, beginning with the submission of a personal financial disclosure report and a background check. The nominee is then evaluated in a committee hearing, which allows for a close ...

Doug Collins and Elise Stefanik are set for hearings as President Donald Trump's cabinet confirmation process continues in the Senate.

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

Republicans have a three-seat majority in the Senate, and nominees only need to reach a simple majority to be confirmed.

Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump's picks for the Cabinet. Many nominees have met with senators individually. Now, they will go before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run. A hearing began Tuesday for Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary.

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced former Texas State Rep. Scott Turner as his nominee for secretary of housing and urban development on November 22, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation. The Senate Banking, Housing ...