Six of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominees face confirmation hearings today on Capitol Hill. Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, the No. 2 Republican, says he expects swift approval and cooperation from Democrats. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED ...

The Senate is poised to confirm John Ratcliffe as CIA director on Thursday as Republicans work to approve officials to the top posts in his administration amid delays by Democrats.

Many of Trump’s nominees to serve in Cabinet and advisory roles are slated to appear this week for hearings before Senate committees, a key test for many of them.

Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testifies during his Senate Energy and Natural Resources confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Jan. 15. | Credit: Kayla Bartkowski / Confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees began this week.

The GOP-dominated Congress had plenty of Republicans who had been critical of the new, mold-breaking leader. Lawmakers on both sides had to adjust to the unrelenting news cycle and the likelihood that their lives could be turned upside down by one Trump tweet.

President Donald Trump kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, Jan. 6, health policy and more.

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune will meet with President ... on sexual assaults in the Coast Guard on Capitol Hill Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Washington.

President Donald Trump kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, Jan. 6, health policy and more.

President Donald Trump kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, Jan. 6, health policy and more.

The new found cohesion came as Democrats strategize how to resist Trump’s second-term agenda, his nominees, and GOP Hill leaders laying groundwork for 2026.

Republicans used to denounce the violent insurrectionists of January 6. Their rhetoric is no longer operative.

Hegseth was voted out of committee Monday along party lines. The Senate is expected to take up his nomination soon; it is unclear how these new allegations will alter the trajectory of his nomination.