Several nominees face critical tests in the U.S. Senate before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House on Monday. Here’s a look at what Americans said in this latest poll.

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, is facing stiff criticism from Democrats—but most Republicans back him.

Some of Trump's more controversial picks for Cabinet positions are set to face the Senate for confirmation hearings this week.

Would-be Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 70 ... AFP via Getty Images Days before Pete Hegseth, 44, was tapped as defense secretary, the then-Fox News personality ...

Will Trump's controversial slate of Cabinet nominations get enough votes to pass the Senate? After the first week, a couple of things seemed clear.

The picks for President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet arrived for the inaugural ceremonies, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi and Doug Burgum.

Confirmation hearings begin this week for President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet. The Republican-led senate is likely to confirm most of Trump’s picks but the fate of some of his more controversial nominees is still unclear.

In many respects, the choice of Fox News personality Pete Hegseth to become secretary of Defense was Donald Trump’s most precedent-defying second-term Cabinet nomination given the enormous magnitude of the job,

What effect do you think that will have on the military and the country? Gene: David, you know how impenetrable Pentagon culture is. Changing it is like, well, turning around an aircraft carrier. To the extent that the military is committed to diversity and inclusion,

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,

The president’s carefully chosen appointments represent his vision and priorities for his return to the White House

Pete Hegseth seems destined to become America's 29th secretary of defense. Despite the hyperbole and exaggerations of Hegseth's fitness to serve, he is arguably the least qualified person to hold that office.