Newsweek, November 2024
Republican senators up for reelection in 2026 may need to walk a fine line amid the battle to confirm President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Trump, who this month defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election, has announced several of his Cabinet picks, leaning toward people who have been staunch loyalists.
Among the picks to spark the most criticism are former Representative Matt Gaetz as attorney general, Fox News host Pete Hegseth as defense secretary and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health and human services secretary. Although Republicans have won a majority of Senate seats, there are already questions about whether all of the nominees will garner enough votes to get confirmed.
