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Trump's Cabinet picks are set for Senate hearings. Here's the schedule

MEG KINNARD Associated Press
Jan 13, 2025
Jan 13, 2025 Updated Jan 17, 2026

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This combination photo of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees who will have confirmation hearings Tuesday shows, from left, Interior Department nominee North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Secretary of Veterans Affairs nominee Doug Collins and Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth.

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This combination photo of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees who will have confirmation hearings Wednesday shows, from top left, Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi, Transportation Secretary nominee Sean Duffy, Secretary of Homeland Security nominee South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, and from bottom left, CIA Director nominee John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State nominee Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Russell Vought, nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget.

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This combination photo of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees who will have confirmation hearings Thursday shows, from left, Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent, Housing and Urban Development Secretary nominee Scott Turner and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator nominee Lee Zeldin.

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MEG KINNARD Associated Press

After the initial crush of personnel announcements for President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration, now the nominations process officially begins.

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