Bessent, Burgum, Zeldin, Turner to Face Confirmation Hearings: Here’s What to Know

Trump tariffs and energy policies will be at the center of Jan. 16 confirmation hearings.

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for treasury secretary, arrives for a meeting with Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington on Dec. 10, 2024. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

The U.S. Senate will continue its slate of high-stakes hearings to consider President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominations days before his inauguration.

Billionaire financier Scott Bessent, whom Trump tapped to head the Treasury Department, will headline the Jan. 16 schedule and appear before the Senate Finance Committee.