The day will feature Lee Zeldin, the nominee to run the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Eric Turner, Trump’s pick for Housing and Urban Development secretary; Doug Burgum, his pick for Interior secretary;

Latest news and live updates as the Trump administration prepares for office next week. Follow live as Senate confirmation hearings continue for attorney general pick Pam Bondi.

Many of Donald Trump's selections for roles in his administration previously ran for president. See what they said while on the New Hampshire campaign trail.

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.

Senate confirmation hearings for the Trump cabinet continue on Thursday. They will include Doug Burgum for interior secretary, Scott Turner for housing secretary and Lee Zeldin for Environmental Protection Agency administrator at 10 a.m. Eastern, and Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary at 10:30 a.m.

Burgum said the U.S. can leverage development of fossil fuels and other energy sources to promote world peace and lower costs.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent Florida in the chamber.

The Senate’s fight to confirm President-elect Trump’s Cabinet accelerates Wednesday, as half a dozen nominees head into their confirmation hearings. Committees will hear from Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R),

Bondi, 59, the former two-time attorney general of Florida who Trump has tapped to lead the Department of Justice, arrived at her Senate confirmation hearing with her fiancé and family in tow.

This week in politics, President Joe Biden delivered his farewell address, the Senate conducted confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's nominees, the Supreme Court upheld the looming TikTok ban, Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire, Trump's inauguration was moved indoors and more.

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