Doug Burgum, Kristi Noem, and Sean Duffy—are among President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Their potential appointments could significantly influence Minnesota and neighboring states.

President Trump's nominees for top posts in his administration are gearing up for their Senate confirmation hearings, which kicked off earlier this month.

So far, three people have been confirmed to Trump’s Cabinet: former Sen. Marco Rubio as the secretary of state, John Ratcliffe as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency and Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense.

Noem and committee Republicans focused on the border while Democrats asked about foreign and home-grown terrorism during a cordial hearing.

Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee pressed Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of Homeland Security, on whether she would apply conditions to or withhold disaster aid based on politics at her confirmation hearing Friday.

Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice ... President-elect Donald Trump has named former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich.,

Former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum’s confirmation hearing began this morning as the Interior Secretary nominee. His role would make him responsible for the conservation and management of natural resources and public lands.

The picks for President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet arrived for the inaugural ceremonies, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi and Doug Burgum.

Will the Senate GOP confirm controversial picks like Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr.? Here’s the hearings schedule and list of who’s been confirmed.

President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans taking key roles in his Republican administration.

Transgender Rights: Trump signed an executive order restricting gender-affirming medical treatments for children and teenagers under 19, a move that continued to chip away at social protections for transgender and intersex people.

A slate of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees have appeared before senators in recent days for key hearings on their road to confirmation. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was the first to be confirmed, securing the secretary of State position with a unanimous vote on inauguration day.