The Republican-controlled Senate plans to work overtime to approve President Donald Trump’s cabinet, including “nights, weekends, recesses,” according to Senate Majority Leader John Thune. Senate Democrats plan to slow down the process as much as possible – their only choice to disrupt the proceedings because it takes only a majority vote to approve nominees.

Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on the upcoming confirmation ceremonies on 'The Story.'

Senators advanced the nomination of Russell Vought, who was tapped to be President Trump’s next budget chief, on Monday, as Republicans are ramping up efforts to confirm the president’s nominees. The GOP-led Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 8-7 to advance his nomination to serve as the next head of the Office

The GOP-led Senate hopes to hit the ground running Monday and begin confirming newly inaugurated President Donald Trump’s nominees on his first day.

The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as President Donald Trump's secretary of state Monday, marking its first approval of a Cabinet-level official for the new Trump administration.