The high-ranking officials nominated by USA president-elect Donald Trump will begin interviews in the Senate next week, as Republicans hope the new cabinet can start fulfilling its duties shortly after the inauguration on January 20. Individual nominees have caused panic on Capitol Hill, most notably Trump’s choice to oversee the Pentagon, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, and the nominee for Secretary of Health, vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. These two have been conducting intense lobbying among senators, hoping to gain more support from Republicans, who hold a majority of 53 seats in the Senate. If all Democrats unite against a nominee, it would take four Republican senators to switch sides for the opposition to succeed.