The possibility of recess appointments, which would allow some nominees to be confirmed without a vote, is on the table.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is urging Democrats not to go easy on President-elect Trump's nominees this week and get them on record on key issues.

The Senate voted unanimously to confirm Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) as secretary of state on Monday, delivering President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet just hours after he was sworn in for a second term.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Defense, faced tense questioning ... Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., met last night with Senate ...

Marco Rubio was overwhelming confirmed by the Senate as secretary of State to Donald Trump. He becomes the global face of Trump's foreign policy.

President Donald Trump has named an acting defense secretary because his choice to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, has not yet been confirmed by the Senate.

President Donald Trump takes oath of office as the nation's 47th President, promising a 'revolution of common sense.'

Senate confirmation hearings for the Trump cabinet continue on Thursday. They will include Doug Burgum for interior secretary, Scott Turner for housing secretary and Lee Zeldin for Environmental Protection Agency administrator at 10 a.m. Eastern, and Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary at 10:30 a.m.

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.

One by one, President-elect Donald Trump's hoped-for Cabinet is falling into place. Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth was back on track after a fiery Senate confirmation hearing that probed his drinking,

A group of Republican attorneys general had sued in August to block the rule and the case was being defended by the Department ... due to appointments made during Trump's first term, and his ...

Bill Cassidy announced Friday that he would vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense ... of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominations.