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WATCH: Lori Chavez-DeRemer testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for labor secretary

By Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press

Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana who chairs the committee, opened the hearing by saying the Trump administration had an opportunity to enact a pro-American agenda.

WATCH: Linda McMahon testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for education secretary

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

McMahon on Thursday sketched out how key functions of the Education Department could be carved up to achieve President Donald Trump's goal of dismantling the agency, vowing to “reorient” the department while continuing some of its largest programs.

Miss the confirmation hearings for Patel, Gabbard, RFK Jr.? Here are takeaways

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Conspiracy theories about vaccines. Secret meetings with dictators. An enemies list.

WATCH: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for HHS secretary — Day 2

By Amanda Seitz, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to be the nation's top health official is uncertain after a key Republican joined Democrats to raise persistent concerns over the nominee's deep skepticism of routine childhood vaccinations that prevent deadly diseases.

WATCH: Tulsi Gabbard testifies at confirmation hearing for national intelligence director

By David Klepper, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

Gabbard, President Donald Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence, faced sharp criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike Thursday during a fiery confirmation hearing focused on her past comments sympathetic to Russia, a meeting with Syria's now-deposed leader and…

WATCH: Kash Patel testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for FBI director

By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, insisted to deeply skeptical Democrats on Thursday that he did not have an “enemies list" and that the bureau under his leadership would not seek retribution against the president's adversaries…

WATCH: Lee Zeldin confirmed as Trump’s EPA administrator in Senate vote

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations.

WATCH: Howard Lutnick testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for commerce secretary

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

Billionaire financier Howard Lutnick has emerged as an outspoken supporter of Trump's hardline trade policies.

WATCH: Trump White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds first news briefing

By Chris Megerian, Associated Press

The grant pause is perhaps most similar to a federal government shutdown, when a congressional impasse on spending legislation delays federal payments for some state and local services.

Senate confirms Scott Bessent as treasury secretary

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

Bessent will now have the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan on tariffs that doesn't jeopardize growth.