Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Transportation Department, sailed through a Senate hearing Wednesday as he received praise from both sides of the aisle during his confirmation hearing before a key panel.

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, is set to have his confirmation hearing on Wednesday morning.

While some of President-elect Trump's Cabinet nominees faced sharp questioning this week, Sean Duffy received a friendly welcome in his confirmation hearing to be secretary of transportation.

First lady Jill Biden expressed her disappointment with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a new interview with The Washington Post, providing rare public comments about the fractured relationship between her husband, Joe Biden, and Pelosi following the president’s departure from the 2024 race.

Former Rep. Sean Duffy sat for an hourslong confirmation hearing as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Transportation secretary, sitting before Chairman Sen. Ted Cruz and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell.

Duffy, who formerly represented Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District, would head the country’s department tasked with overseeing the nation’s planes, trains, highways and overall transit.

Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump's pick for attorney general, was involved in a tense exchange with Democrat Sen. Mazie Hirono during her Senate confirmation hearing. No explanation was given for the VIP's planned absence at Trump's second inauguration.