{"id":2389530,"date":"2025-01-13T08:22:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T13:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-cabinet-hearings-who-is-coming-to-capitol-hill-this-week-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T08:22:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T13:22:45","slug":"trump-cabinet-hearings-who-is-coming-to-capitol-hill-this-week-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-cabinet-hearings-who-is-coming-to-capitol-hill-this-week-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Cabinet hearings: Who is coming to Capitol Hill this week &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-cabinet-hearings-who-is-coming-to-capitol-hill-this-week-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2389530&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses\u200b the \u200bscheduled Senate confirmation hearings for nominees chosen\u2063 by President-elect Donald Trump for \u200bkey\u2062 Cabinet positions.\u200c These hearings are set too take place\u200d on Capitol Hill \u200dand will first be conducted by relevant committees\u200c before a full Senate vote. With Republicans holding\u200c a three-seat majority in the Senate,trump&#8217;s nominees need only a simple majority for confirmation,allowing for some dissent among Republicans if all Democrats oppose a nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Key nominees facing \u200chearings include:<\/p>\n<p>1. **Pete Hegseth** for Defense Secretary, encountering challenges \u200cdue \u2063to allegations \u200bagainst him.<\/p>\n<p>2. **Doug Burgum** for Secretary of the Interior, known for \u2064supporting American energy production.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u200b **Doug Collins** for Veterans Affairs, a former Navy chaplain with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/generational-wealth-lincoln-project-executive-director-hires-son-just-like-trump\/\" title=\"Generational Wealth: Lincoln Project Executive Director Hires Son (Just Like Trump)\">previous political experience<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>4. **Kristi Noem** for Secretary of Homeland Security,\u200b recognized for her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">wide-ranging departmental oversight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>5. **Pam Bondi** for attorney\u200b General, a close ally \u2063of Trump and a previous\u200b Florida Attorney General.<\/p>\n<p>6. **Sean \u200cDuffy**\u2064 for Secretary of Transportation,who is\u200b expected to have a smooth confirmation process.<\/p>\n<p>7. **Russell Vought** \u200cfor Director of the Office of Management and Budget.<\/p>\n<p>The article suggests that \u2062these confirmations could shape the direction of Trump&#8217;s governance as \u2064it seeks \u200cto establish itself in the wake of the presidential election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump Cabinet hearings: Who is coming to Capitol Hill this week<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1931378\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;<\/a>s nominations for key Cabinet positions will have hearings for their Senate confirmation on Capitol Hill this week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Nominees will first face committees with subject areas of relevance for their post. Then, the entire Senate will vote on their confirmation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republicans<\/a> currently have a three-seat majority in the Senate and nominees only need to reach a simple majority to be confirmed, meaning Trump&rsquo;s nominees only have room for three Republicans to voice their dissatisfaction should all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> oppose a nominee.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3223892\/president-elect-donald-trump-cabinet-picks-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP CABINET PICKS: WHO&rsquo;S BEEN TAPPED TO SERVE IN THE PRESIDENT-ELECT&rsquo;S ADMINISTRATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is the schedule for Trump&rsquo;s nominations:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tuesday, Jan. 14<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pete Hegseth &ndash; Senate Armed Services Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Fox News weekend host, Pete Hegseth will face the Senate Armed Services Committee ahead of his confirmation hearing for the Defense Secretary post. Hegseth has a tricky path to confirmation after multiple accusations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/21\/nx-s1-5199630\/police-report-gives-details-timeline-of-the-sexual-assault-claim-against-pete-hegseth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">sexual assault<\/a> have risen against him and some of his former co-workers have raised questions of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/12\/04\/pete-hegseth-drinking-defense-secretary-nomination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">drinking habits<\/a>. He has repeatedly denied the claims and promised not to drink if confirmed.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Doug Burgum &ndash; Energy and Natural Resources Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) will face the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday as he is considered to be Secretary of the Interior. Burgum, coming from an oil-rich state, has been an advocate for American energy production. North Dakota also has large amounts of coal, wind energy and biofuel production.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Doug Collins &ndash; Veterans Affairs Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA), Trump&rsquo;s nominee for secretary of the&nbsp;Department of Veterans Affairs, will face the Veterans Affairs Committee on Tuesday. Former Rep. Collins last ran for office in 2020 when he lost the Georgia Senate seat. He served two years as a&nbsp;Navy&nbsp;chaplain before joining the Air Force as a chaplain after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesday, Jan. 15<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kristi Noem &ndash; Homeland Security Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) will face the Homeland Security Committee as she is being considered for Secretary of Homeland Security. The Department of Homeland Security is one of the most wide-ranging departments, encompassing agencies from TSA to ICE. At one point in the campaign, Noem was rumored to be Trump&rsquo;s pick for vice president.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pam Bondi &ndash; Senate Judiciary Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi will face the Senate Judiciary Committee on both Wednesday and Thursday as she is considered to be Attorney General of the United States. A staunch Trump ally, Bondi was a senior adviser on Trump&rsquo;s first impeachment defense team. She served as Florida Attorney General from 2011-2019.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sean Duffy &ndash; Senate Commerce Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI), who most recently worked at Fox Business, will meet with the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation as he is considered to be Secretary of Transportation. His path to confirmation appears smooth as several Senators on the Commerce committee on both sides of the aisle&nbsp;have been positive&nbsp;about Duffy&rsquo;s nomination.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Russell Vought &ndash; Homeland Security Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Russell Vought, Trump&rsquo;s nominee to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, will appear before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Wednesday. In the first Trump administration, he served briefly as Director of the OBM. He is also expected to testify before the Senate Budget Committee, but that hearing is not yet scheduled.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>John Ratcliffe &ndash; Intelligence Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Director of National Intelligence under Trump, John Ratcliffe will meet with the Senate Intelligence Committee as he is being considered to be Director of the CIA.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chris Wright &ndash; Energy and Natural Resources Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chris Wright will meet with the Energy and Natural Resources Committee ahead of his confirmation hearing for Secretary of Energy. Wright is a Trump campaign donor and fossil fuel executive who has been vocal about his support for oil and gas development, including fracking, a key quest for Trump&rsquo;s agenda.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Marco Rubio &ndash; Foreign Relations Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Trump&rsquo;s nominee for the powerful Secretary of State, will face the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday. He is currently a senior member on the committee. His nomination will likely have some bipartisan support. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lee Zeldin &ndash; Environmental and Public Works Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lee Zeldin, who ran for governor of New York in 2022, was nominated for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. He will face the Environmental and Public Works Committee on either Wednesday or Thursday. It is unclear the exact date at this time.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thursday, Jan. 16<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Elise Stefanik &ndash; Senate Foreign Relations Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Trump&rsquo;s nominee for Ambassador to the U.N., will face the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday. Stefanik, a staunch supporter of Israel, is expected to have support from some Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/5035700-fetterman-endorses-stefanik-un-ambassador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">including<\/a> Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA).<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eric Scott Turner &ndash; Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former NFL player Scott Turner will meet with the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs as he is being considered to be Trump&rsquo;s Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Turner previously served as a midlevel official in the first Trump administration, where he headed a council overseeing federal opportunity zones.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scott Bessent &ndash; Senate Finance Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Scott Bessent, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-trolls-the-onion-by-promoting-the-babylon-bee\/\" title=\"Elon Musk Trolls The Onion By Promoting The Babylon Bee\">billionaire hedge fund manager<\/a> who Trump tapped to be Treasury Secretary, will meet with the Senate Finance Committee Thursday. His confirmation is expected to be smooth as meetings with Republican Senators and moderate Democrats have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/01\/09\/congress\/bessent-to-face-finance-committee-00197341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reportedly<\/a> gone well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1931378\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1931378\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s Cabinet nominees face Senate confirmation hearings this week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2389531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hegseth-veterans.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4955,32592,8052,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2389530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-cabinet","tag-capitol-hill","tag-hearings","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hegseth-veterans.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2389530"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2389534,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389530\/revisions\/2389534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2389531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2389530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2389530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2389530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}