Half a dozen nominees to serve in President-elect Trump’s administration are set to appear before Senate committees for confirmation hearings on Wednesday. The list includes former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi,

Trump's nominees for secretary of State, attorney general, CIA director, Energy secretary and Transportation secretary went before Senate committees.

The confirmation process for President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Cabinet is underway. After a Tuesday hearing with Trump's defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, several other key members of the incoming administration are set to go before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run.

Ratcliffe, director of national intelligence for the final months of Trump’s first term, goes before the Senate Intelligence Committee. The former Texas congressman is in line to lead the nation's premier spy agency, responsible for foreign covert operations and collecting data on U.S. adversaries.

Israel Delays Cabinet Vote on Cease-Fire Deal, Blames Hamas for Reneging,” by WSJ’S Summer Said, Jared Malsin and Anat Peled: “Israel delayed a cabinet vote on the cease-fire deal in Gaza until Friday after Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU accused Hamas of reneging on parts of the agreement,

Thursday’s trio of confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees put the focus squarely on Trump’s domestic and economic agenda that will dominate the debates on Capitol Hill this year.