As Senate confirmation hearings begin, here's the latest on who in the Trump administration has, will or doesn't need to be approved.

The U.S. Senate will begin the process to confirm President-elect Donald Trump's picks for top spots in his upcoming administration this week. Committee hearings kicked off on Tuesday with Secretary of Veterans Affairs nominee Doug Collins.

Senate hearings are scheduled this coming week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. Many have met with senators individually. Now, they will go before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run. Here’s a look at the schedule for Senate hearings set so far, in Eastern time:

President-elect Donald Trump has picked former Georgia congressman Doug Collins to lead the Veterans Affairs Department in his new administration.

Pete Hegseth, Doug Burgum and Doug Collins are among the nominees set to appear before senators beginning Tuesday.

President-elect Donald Trump is ... to lead the Department of Veteran Affairs. In nominating Collins for the role, Trump posted on social media, “Doug is a Veteran himself, who currently serves ...

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks will undergo Senate confirmation hearings this week, starting on January 14.

President-elect Donald Trump's nominees for top posts in his administration are gearing up for their Senate confirmation hearings, which kick off this week.

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Some are expected to have smooth confirmation paths, like Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, while others, like defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth, face headwinds.

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.

Here is the schedule for the first week of Senate confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's 2025 cabinet picks with links to live video streams for each event. Trump's other picks have yet to be scheduled,