Sen. Kaine was the first Virginia senator to publicly question a Trump nominee, ahead of the president-elect's second administration.

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

A cloud of controversy has hung over Hegseth, but he now appears to be on track to be confirmed as Trump's defense secretary.

Democrats repeatedly called Pete Hegseth unfit to be secretary of ... federal agencies comport with the president’s policies. Scott Turner, a former football player who served as a midlevel ...

The Senate battle to confirm President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks will begin in earnest on Tuesday, as his controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, meets the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Trump's latest picks include a former NFL player, a House legislator, and Wall Street financer to lead housing, labour, and the treasury.

Democrats say Hegseth’s lack of experience, comments about women and Black troops, and allegations of excessive drinking and sexual misconduct make him unfit to serve. Some takeaways from the hearing:

Pete Hegseth and his family made headlines after an old email between the TV personality and his mother was published by The New York Times at the end of 2024. The message surfaced in the wake of ...

The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet. The vote was unanimous.

The U.S. Senate will get down to the business of confirming President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks this week, when several nominees will face an uphill battle as they work to convince a majority of lawmakers that they are fit to serve in the position to which they’ve been nominated.

As Donald Trump returns to the White House on January 20, Republicans will have a majority in the Senate. This means that his Cabinet nominees will likely face an easier path to confirmation, even for those who may have surrounded themselves with controversies.

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