Work is already underway for President-elect Donald Trump on the foreign policy front, but this week will be crucial for the incoming Trump White House as well.
Senate confirmation hearings for several Trump cabinet picks are slated to begin Tuesday, including his controversial pick for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth.RELATED STORY | Trump's Cabinet picks are set for Senate hearings. Here's the scheduleHegseth, a former 'Fox & Friends' weekend anchor, is also an Army National Guard combat veteran who was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
RELATED STORY | Trump's cabinet picks targeted with violent threats, transition team saysRobert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services, will also face questions from lawmakers this week, particularly over his policy positions on things like abortion and vaccines.Kennedy's vaccine stances have been a major issue since his nomination.
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