Three of President Donald Trump's most controversial Cabinet picks will face Senate committees this week -- Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Kash Patel.

On Wednesday, HHS nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will take questions from the Senate Finance Committee. And on Thursday, Tulsi Gabbard — Trump’s pick for the director of national intelligence — will face the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

Donald Trump will huddle with House Republicans at a GOP retreat on Monday. Keep up with live updates from the USA TODAY Network.

Donald Trump has taken back control of the White House, with his presidential inauguration taking place on Monday.

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

More hearings have been scheduled for Trump’s Cabinet nominees, marking a significant week ahead for some of his more controversial picks.

Donald Trump’s Justice Department cited an archaic statute in a legal filing Wednesday, arguing that the president’s executive order ending constitutionally guaranteed birthright citizenship should be totally kosher, since the children of Native Americans weren’t historically considered citizens, either.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines are not safe. His support for abortion access has made conservatives uncomfortable.

Donald Trump is huddling with House Republicans at a GOP retreat on Monday. Keep up with live updates from the USA TODAY Network.

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

Anytime an incoming president makes cabinet nominations, those nominees become the subject of intense vetting, which is currently what’s happening to Kennedy. While there has been a shocking lack of animal-related scandals so far, journalists have discovered a number of financial irregularities that seem worth delving into.

The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet. The vote was unanimous.