As Senate confirmation hearings begin, here's the latest on who in the Trump administration has, will or doesn't need to be approved.

Some are expected to have smooth confirmation paths, like Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, while others, like defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth, face headwinds.

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

Pam Bondi cast herself as an independent prosecutor who would keep politics out of the Justice Department if confirmed as President Trump’s attorney general. Senators on both sides predicted she would be confirmed.

IF THESE WERE “NORMAL” TIMES, Pam Bondi almost certainly would not be confirmed as attorney general. But these are far from normal times, and with her leading the Department of Justice under a re-elected Donald Trump, the times are likely to get a whole lot less normal.

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.

Pam Bondi’s hearing came on the second day of high-profile confirmation hearings for Trump’s second-term nominees. PolitiFact fact checked her statements.

Tampa company iGas USA filed a petition against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2023 which is being defended by the U.S. Justice Department.

Republicans in the Senate and the Trump transition should not get too confident. There are plenty of nominees still to go. But so far, the nominees who have performed have done so exceptionally well. The second Trump administration is already off to a much stronger start than the first.

Senate Democrats grilled Bondi about past comments she made about fraud in the 2020 election. She refused to say whether Biden had "won" the election.

Pam Bondi’s comportment at Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing was reassuring, especially her promise that, as attorney general of the United States, she would not abide an “ enemies list ,” nor target people because of their politics. Well, that’s a relief. Because her new boss gives America reason to worry about such behavior.