Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy, and Linda McMahon are expected to have their senate confirmation hearings next week to join President Trump's cabinet. One cabinet pick, Sen. Rubio, has been confirmed as the Secretary of State by the US Senate by unanimous consent.

This is part of Hello, Trumpworld, Slate’s reluctant guide to the people who will be calling the shots now—at least for as long as they last in Washington.

TikTok CEO Shou Chew, center, stands with Tulsi Gabbard, right, the nominee to be the next director of national intelligence, during the 60th presidential inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S ...

Another potentially tense hearing is expected as Kristi Noem, Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, appears before Friday’s Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Meanwhile, hearings are not yet scheduled for other Trump picks, including some of the most contentious:

Even if Gabbard’s nomination fails to get the votes in the Intelligence Committee, there are ways for her nomination to be considered on the floor. The Republican senator said he would put her ...

Tulsi Gabbard, Kari Lake), you might get the idea that the once and future president intends to surround himself exclusively with people he most recently remembers from television. But that isn’t entirely the case, because Linda McMahon—professional ...