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WATCH: Kristi Noem testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for DHS secretary

By Rebecca Santana, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Noem, Donald Trump's pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators Friday at a confirmation hearing that will be her first chance to lay out her vision for the sprawling Department…

WATCH: Scott Bessent testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for treasury secretary

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent on Thursday faced sharp questions from both Democrats and Republicans on tax policy, tariffs, China, Russia sanctions and the future of an IRS tax filing system that Republicans have called to be cut.

South Dakota tribe lifts its ban on Noem ahead of her Homeland Security confirmation hearing

By Associated Press

Gov. Kristi Noem was cut off from entering a wide swath of tribal lands in South Dakota early last year after making public comments that tribal leaders were catering to drug cartels on their reservations.

WATCH: Witnesses testify about Bondi in Senate confirmation hearing for attorney general — Day 2

By Molly Finnegan

Bondi's second day of confirmation hearings featured witnesses called by both Democrats and Republicans.

WATCH: Lee Zeldin testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for EPA administrator

By News Desk

Zeldin will appear Thursday before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works for his confirmation hearing to be the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

WATCH: Chris Wright testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for energy secretary

By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press

Wright, a fossil fuel executive, has been one of the industry’s loudest voices against efforts to fight climate change.

WATCH: Russell Vought testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for OMB director

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director, declined Wednesday to fully commit to doling out congressionally approved funds, specifically U.S. military aid to Ukraine.

WATCH: John Ratcliffe testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for CIA director

By David Klepper, Associated Press

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday questioned President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA on his vision for America's premier spy agency.

WATCH: Marco Rubio testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for secretary of state

By Farnoush Amiri, Didi Tang, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio on Wednesday painted a dark vision of the consequences of America's “unbalanced relationship” with China, echoing President-elect Donald Trump's anti-globalist rhetoric as he vies to be confirmed as his secretary of state.

WATCH: Pam Bondi testifies in Senate confirmation hearing for attorney general — Day 1

By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Bondi, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, sought to reassure Democratic senators Wednesday that her Justice Department would not prosecute anyone for political purposes but also refused to rule out the potential for investigations into adversaries of the Republican president-elect.