Four days away from inauguration, the Senate is moving quickly with confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet. The saga began with defense secretary nominee Pete

While Trump's Cabinet nominees play to their audience of one, it’s Democrats’ responsibility to play to the audience that really matters here: the American people.

Notably, Gabbard questioned the US intelligence community’s assessments that Assad was behind a deadly chlorine gas attack the same year she met with the Syrian strongman, to which Trump said at the time: “There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons.”

Trump's picks to lead four federal agencies testified without the flashes of anger that marked Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi's earlier showdowns.

Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent warned that the US faces an economic crisis that will hammer middle- and working-class people if the 2017 Republican tax cuts aren’t extended when a swath of them expire at the end of this year.

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:

The new administration is set to face significant challenges, including heightened geopolitical tensions, economic recovery, and domestic political polarisation.

Political analyst Mark Halperin criticized Senate Democrats on Thursday for their handling of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees during confirmation hearings, accusing them of prioritizing attacks on Trump over meaningful scrutiny of his picks.

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

Sixteen women. Twelve TV and news media personalities. Ten immigrants. A former NFL football player. These are among the first 100 people who President-elect Donald Trump has named to various positions for his upcoming administration.

In a new memo obtained by NBC News, Senate Finance Democratic tax staff found that Scott Bessent avoided over $950,000 of self-employment taxes.