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President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, speaks to reporters as he leaves the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington on Nov. 21, 2024. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
The U.S. Senate is set to begin hearings on Jan. 14 to consider the first of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees.
Much of the attention during the hearings is likely to focus on Pete Hegseth, a former Minnesota Army National Guard officer, whom Trump has nominated for the role of secretary of defense.
