President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees Scott Bessent, Doug Burgum, Lee Zeldin and Scott Turner will sit for Senate confirmation hearings Thursday.

Trump's picks to lead four federal agencies testified without the flashes of anger that marked Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi's earlier showdowns.

While reactions largely fall within partisan lines, both parties appear poised to work with new HUD leadership to tackle housing challenges.

In a new memo obtained by NBC News, Senate Finance Democratic tax staff found that Scott Bessent avoided over $950,000 of self-employment taxes.

Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. Thursday's hearings include Doug Burgum, Scott Turner, Lee Zeldin, Pam Bondi and Scott Bessent. Watch live.

President-elect Donald Trump's picks for the Treasury, Housing and Urban Development and Interior departments, along with the Environmental Protection Agency, went before lawmakers on Thursday. Among them included former presidential candidate Doug Burgum and billionaire Trump donor Scott Bessent.

Scott Bessent, tapped by Donald Trump to be treasury secretary, faced sharp questions from Democrats and Republicans on tax policy, tariffs, China, Russia sanctions and the IRS.

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.

President Donald Trump has promised to conduct the largest deportation operation in U.S. history, impose new tariffs on some of America’s closest allies, freeze climate-related regulations, remake federal health agencies and abandon legal protections for transgender students.

Billionaires, foreign leaders, Cabinet picks, governors and lawmakers have converged on the president-elect’s Palm Beach estate.

Trump seeks sharp reductions in federal spending, deeper tax cuts, seemingly universal tariffs and sweeping deregulation.

Their exchange on the minimum wage shows two views of the world.