Read Live Updates On The Confirmation Hearings For Trump Cabinet Picks

On Jan 14, 2025

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Senators will hold a slew of hearings this week with more than a dozen of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks ahead of his inauguration on Monday.

Up first is former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, who Trump nominated for defense secretary. Hegseth has been a controversial pick from the start, with past allegations of sexual assault, financial mismanagement and misconduct coming to light since Trump announced his pick in November.

Others who will be questioned at hearings this week include South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, nominated for Homeland Security secretary; Sen. Marco Rubio (Fl.), nominated for secretary of state; North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, nominated for Interior Secretary; Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nominated for Health and Human Services secretary; and more. (HuffPost has more details on all the nominees here.)

Read the latest updates on the confirmation hearings below.

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