Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks struggled to answer basic questions during their Senate confirmation hearings this week. There was litany of obfuscation and waffling across the board,

Thursday’s trio of confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees put the focus squarely on Trump’s domestic and economic agenda that will dominate the debates on Capitol Hill this year.

Wealthy hedge fund executive Scott Bessent – whose confirmation hearing for treasury secretary is slated for Thursday – has hundreds of millions of dollars in assets and owns property from North Dakota to the Bahamas.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Homeland Security, speaks with Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for her confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees for the Department of Justice, State Department and more sat for Senate confirmation hearings throughout the day Wednesday.

One by one, President-elect Donald Trump's hoped-for Cabinet is falling into place. Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth was back on track after a fiery Senate confirmation hearing that probed his drinking,

The Senate will continue confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees on Thursday, featuring several high-profile candidates.

Democrats scorned Pam Bondi as a threat to democracy. Now, many Senate Democrats are taking a softer stance towards President-elect Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, who is on a glidepath to becoming the next attorney general.

Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem will all sit at witness tables in Senate confirmation hearings this week.

President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominees discussed their visions for domestic oil production, tax cuts, and environmental policies during confirmation hearings.

The Cabinet pick with the lowest chances of being selected, according to Polymarket betters, is former Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard, who is Trump's pick to be the Director of National Intelligence. Republican Representative Michael McCaul of Texas called the selection " baffling ."

The confirmation process for President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Cabinet is underway. After a Tuesday hearing with Trump's defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, several other key members of the incoming administration went before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run.