Six of President-elect Trump's Cabinet nominees face confirmation hearings Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Some will face easier paths than others.

Many of Trump’s nominees to serve in Cabinet and advisory roles are slated to appear this week for hearings before Senate committees, a key test for many of them.

The halls of the United States Capitol were calm the day before the 119th Congress was set to be sworn in. Desks on the floor of the Senate

Pete Hegseth, the controversial former Fox News host, has been accused of sexual assault and faces a grueling confirmation hearing on the path to becoming the next secretary of defense.

President-elect Donald Trump talks to reporters after a meeting with Republican leadership at the Capitol on Wednesday ... Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Trump, Sen.

Six of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees have confirmation hearings before Senate committees on Capitol Hill today ... and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso says Democrats should ...

John Barrasso succeeded Thune as majority whip ... leadership position in the Republican party. In an interview on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Barrasso met with the Casper Star-Tribune to ...

Alex Padilla, D-Calif., right, speak during a hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., holds framed photos of President ...

Progressive staffers on Capitol ... done on the Hill. The letter, addressed to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Senate Majority Leader John Thune ...

Senate Majority Whip, today released the following statement upon the swearing in of Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the

John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., talk to reporters about the Laken Riley Act, a bill to detain unauthorized immigrants who have been accused of certain crimes, at the Capitol ...

FILE - President-elect Donald Trump talks to reporters after a meeting with Republican leadership at the Capitol, Jan. 8, 2025, in Washington. At left is Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and at right ...