Ratcliffe, director of national intelligence for the final months of Trump's first term, goes before Senate Intelligence Committee. The former Texas congressman is in line to lead the nation's premier spy agency, responsible for foreign covert operations and collecting data on U.S. adversaries.

US senators set to grill Hegseth, who has Republican backing, over contentious past statements and controversies.

Opposition to prospective nominees, along with time-consuming Senate rules, will slow floor action despite the Republican push for approval of some of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s picks as soon as Jan.

Many of Donald Trump's Cabinet picks have been meeting with senators individually. Now, they'll go this week before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run.

One by one, President-elect Donald Trump's hoped-for Cabinet is falling into place, even for his more controversial choices.

Some of Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet are expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate this week after the chamber held more than a dozen confirmation hearings last week. More hearings for other nominees are scheduled for this week.

After President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office and Congress concludes the inaugural pageantry and the post-inauguration lunch on Monday, the Senate will get back to work. The first item on the Senate’s Trump nomination agenda appears sure to be the confirmation of one of their own.