More than a dozen people nominated by President-elect Trump to serve in his administration will make their case to Senate committees this week.
The busy week will kick off with the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing from Pete Hegseth on Tuesday. Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon will certainly face questions from Democrats about allegations of sexual misconduct, financial mismanagement and excessive drinking. Hegseth has denied any wrongdoing.
Also on the docket for this week are former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, Trump’s pick for attorney general; Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Trump’s nominee for secretary of State; and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), whom Trump tapped to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
Here’s a full list of what to expect this week:
Tuesday:
- 9 a.m.: Doug Collins for secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee
- 9:30 a.m.: Pete Hegseth for secretary of Defense, before the Senate Armed Services Committee
- 10 a.m.: Doug Burgum for Interior secretary, before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Wednesday
- 9 a.m.: Kristi Noem for Homeland Security secretary, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- 9:30 a.m.: Pam Bondi for attorney general, before the Senate Judiciary Committee
- 10 a.m.: Marco Rubio for secretary of State, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- 10 a.m.: John Ratcliffe for CIA director, before the Senate Intelligence Committee
- 10 a.m.: Sean Duffy for Transportation secretary, before the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
- 10 a.m.: Chris Wright for Energy secretary, before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- 1 p.m.: Russell Vought for Office of Management and Budget director, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Thursday
- 10 a.m. Lee Zeldin for Environmental Protection Agency director, before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- 10 a.m.: Eric Turner for Housing and Urban Development secretary, before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
- 10:15 a.m.: Pam Bondi for attorney general, before the Senate Judiciary Committee
- 10:30 a.m.: Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary, before the Senate Finance Committee
All times Eastern.
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