The nominations process for President Donald Trump's appointees is picking up pace, with some confirmed by the Senate and hearings scheduled for more of his Cabinet picks. Some are already at work. Others are appearing before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump,

Senate confirmation hearings set to begin this week are likely to reveal a defining trait uniting Donald Trump’s incoming Cabinet, regardless of their diverse political backgrounds and uneven qualifications: an unflinching allegiance to the president-elect.

The Senate has approved each of President Trump’s selections for cabinet posts that it has voted on to this point. Note: Confirmation requires a simple majority of voting senators. The most contentious vote has been on the confirmation of Pete Hegseth,