The Senate’s fight to confirm President-elect Trump’s Cabinet accelerates Wednesday, as more than half a dozen nominees head into their confirmation hearings.

Committees will hear from Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R), Trump’s choice for secretary of State; fossil fuel executive Chris Wright, who’s up to run the Energy Department; and Pam Bondi, whom Trump named as his attorney general nominee after former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) withdrew from consideration.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), Trump's pick for to lead Homeland Security, was scheduled to appear Wednesday, but her hearing has been bumped to Friday.

Trump and his allies are working to get the incoming president’s team solidified as his Jan. 20 inauguration nears. With a 53-seat majority in the Senate, Republicans are optimistic about clearing the nominees, but even a small handful of party holdouts could pose hurdles.

Here’s what you need to know about the nominees with Wednesday confirmation hearings:

Pam Bondi

Bondi, Florida’s former attorney general, is Trump’s second choice to lead the Department of Justice.

He’d initially picked Gaetz, a controversial former congressman who withdrew from consideration after his bid was mired by sexual misconduct allegations and a House Ethics Committee inquiry. Trump tapped Bondi just hours later, touting her as “smart and tough” and “an AMERICA FIRST Fighter.”

Bondi was a senior adviser on the defense team for Trump’s first impeachment, and was later one of several Republicans who showed up in New York last year to back Trump during his hush money trial, which resulted in his felony conviction.

She’s also backed Trump’s false claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election and accused Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith and other prosecutors who’ve charged the president-elect of weaponizing the legal system.

Bondi will appear before........

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