Marco Rubio faced a much friendlier crowd during his Senate confirmation hearing. Pam Bondi got some tough questions.

Roger Wicker is hardly anyone’s idea of a far-right bomb thrower. When he opened the Senate Armed Services Committee’s confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Defense, he wore a lapel pin with the Ukrainian and U.S. flag on it.

Ex- Fox News host Pete Hegseth called for the return of “American warriors” in his opening statement as he is grilled by the Senate ahead of his likely confirmation as Defense Secretary. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

More of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks are having their Senate confirmation hearings Wednesday, including Pam Bondi, Trump's nominee for attorney general, and Marco Rubio, the pick for secretary of state.

NBC’s Hallie Jackson joins TODAY with an analysis of Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing and breaks down upcoming hearings for other nominees for President-elect Trump’s cabinet, including Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state,

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

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Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, survived an at times contentious hearing while declining to say if Joe Biden won the 2020 vote.

Pam Bondi was pressed about the 2020 election and Trump's influence over the Justice Department, while Marco Rubio struck a more measured tone on the Russia-Ukraine war.

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It was a busy day on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, as a half-dozen of President-elect Donald Trump's picks to head up his administration answered questions from senators as part of the confirmation process.