President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees for the Department of Justice, State Department and more sat for Senate confirmation hearings throughout the day Wednesday.

Two Floridians faced tough questions as they sought to join the cabinet of President-elect Donald Trump. Pam Bondi, a former Florida attorney general, testified on Capitol Hill on Wednesday as she sought to become the next U.

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Bondi is expected to receive broad support from Republicans but face sharp questions from Democrats who have concerns about whether she will protect the Justice Department from political influence.

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

Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General, listens during a meeting with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 2, 2024. Credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite

Former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi will be facing confirmation hearings Wednesday for her nomination as Donald Trump's AG.

During a confirmation hearing Wednesday, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse questioned Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, about how she will work with political appointees in the White House: SEN.

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,

Since launching in 2021, America First Policy Institute has been known colloquially around Washington, D.C., as Donald Trump's "Cabinet in waiting."

Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem will all sit at witness tables in Senate confirmation hearings this week.

Committees will hear from nominees hoping to lead the Treasury, Interior Housing and Urban Development departments and the Environmental Protection Agency.