January is poised to be a volatile month that’s jam-packed with Senate committee hearings to approve President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks. Here is a look at the nominees and their hearing schedules.

Tuesday, Jan. 10

Position: Attorney general
Nominee: Sen. Jeff Sessions
Background: Alabama Republican Congressman
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Confirmation Hearings: Jan. 10 at 9:30 a.m. in 325 Russell (continues Jan. 11). More here.
Recent Coverage:
— Sessions confirmation hearing dates announced
— Sessions looks like a lock for confirmation
— 7 big areas where Jeff Sessions could change policy at DOJ

Position: Homeland Security secretary
Nominee: John Kelly
Background: Retired Marine general, former U.S. Southern Command chief
Committee: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Confirmation Hearings: Jan. 10 at 3:30 p.m. in SD-342 Dirksen (continues Jan. 11). More here.
Recent Coverage:
— Trump officially picks John Kelly to lead DHS
— Trump's DHS pick could be a 'force for moderation'
— Why Trump is so obsessed with generals

Wednesday, Jan. 11

Position: Secretary of State
Nominee: Rex Tillerson
Background: CEO of Exxon Mobil
Committee: Senate Foreign Relations
Confirmation Hearings: Jan. 11 at 9:15 a.m. in SD 106. More here.
Recent Coverage:
— Trump taps Tillerson for secretary of state
— Why Trump picked Rex Tillerson
— Tillerson to face off with McCain this week

Position: Transportation secretary
Nominee: Elaine Chao
Background: Former Labor Secretary under the George W. Bush administration, deputy secretary of transportation under President George H.W. Bush, member of Trump’s Asian Pacific American Advisory Council for the campaign, married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
Committee: Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation
Confirmation Hearings: Jan. 11 at 10:15 a.m. in Dirksen, Room G-50. More here.
Recent Coverage:
— Elaine Chao tapped to be Trump's Transportation secretary

Thursday, Jan. 12

Position: Secretary of Defense
Nominee: James Mattis
Background: Retired U.S. Marine Corps general
Committee: Senate Armed Services
Confirmation Hearings: Jan. 12 at 9:30 a.m. in SD-G50 Dirksen. More here.
Recent Coverage:
— Trump picks General 'Mad Dog' Mattis as defense secretary
— Democrats talk up the one Trump nomination they can torpedo
— Hagel worries Mattis might eclipse Joint Chiefs
— 9 unforgettable quotes by James Mattis

Position: Housing and Urban Development secretary
Nominee: Ben Carson
Background: Retired neurosurgeon, former GOP primary rival
Committee: Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Confirmation Hearings: Jan. 12 at 10 a.m. in 538 Dirksen. More here.
Recent Coverage:
— Trump picks Ben Carson to be HUD secretary
— Carson’s nonexistent governing experience? Not a problem
— Ben Carson: My mom kept us out of public housing to avoid 'danger'

Position: CIA director
Nominee: Mike Pompeo
Background: Kansas Republican Congressman, member of House Intelligence Committee
Committee: Senate Intelligence
Confirmation Hearings: Jan. 12 at 10 a.m. Hart 216. More here.
Recent Coverage:
— Trump taps Sessions for attorney general, Pompeo for CIA
— Trump's CIA choice riles civil liberties crowd

Tuesday, Jan. 17

Position: Interior Secretary
Nominee: Rep. Ryan Zinke
Background: Montana Republican Congressman, former U.S. Navy SEAL commander
Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Confirmation Hearings: Jan. 17 at 2:15 p.m. in 366 Dirksen. More here.
Recent Coverage:
— Trump selects Zinke as Interior secretary
— Trump's Interior pick lifts outdoors groups

Position: Education secretary
Nominee: Betsy DeVos
Background: Billionaire, philanthropist, Republican megadonor
Committee: Senate HELP
Confirmation Hearings: Jan. 17 at 5 p.m. in 430 Dirksen. More here.
Recent Coverage:
— Trump selects DeVos as Education secretary
— Senate Democrats to portray DeVos as public school enemy
— DeVos heads into confirmation with a megadonor's advantage

Wednesday, Jan. 18

Position: Commerce secretary
Nominee: Wilbur Ross
Background: Billionaire private-equity investor, founder of the private equity firm WL Ross & Co.
Committee: Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation
Confirmation Hearings: Jan. 18 at 10 a.m. in G50 Dirksen. More here.
Recent Coverage:
— Trump to pick billionaire Wilbur Ross as Commerce secretary
— Wilbur Ross' questionnaire reveals little on potential conflicts of interest
— Wilbur Ross’s Chinese Love Affair

Position: Environmental Protection Agency administrator
Nominee: Scott Pruitt
Background: Oklahoma Attorney General
Committee: Senate Environment and Public Works
Confirmation Hearings: Jan. 18 at 10 a.m. in 406 Dirksen. More here.
Recent Coverage:
— Trump officially picks Oklahoma AG Pruitt to lead EPA
— Obama's mighty EPA falls into Pruitt's hands
— Democrats press EPA pick Pruitt on energy sector ties

Position: Ambassador to the United Nations
Nominee: Nikki Haley
Background: Governor of South Carolina
Committee: Senate Foreign Relations
Confirmation hearings: Jan. 18 at 10 a.m. in SD-419. More here.
Recent Coverage:
— Trump taps Nikki Haley to be U.N. ambassador
— Haley shocked by Trump's interest
— The Mainstreaming of Nikki Haley

Thursday, Jan. 19

Position: Energy Secretary
Nominee: Rick Perry
Background: Former governor of Texas
Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Confirmation Hearings: Jan. 19 at 10 a.m. in 366 Dirksen. More here.
Recent Coverage:
— Trump picks Perry to lead Energy Department he once vowed to kill
— The selling of Rick Perry’s smarts
— Quick facts on Rick Perry, Trump's pick for secretary of Energy

Position: Treasury secretary
Nominee: Steven Mnuchin
Background: Former Goldman Sachs executive, Trump’s national finance chair for the campaign
Committee: Senate Finance
Confirmation Hearings: Jan. 19 at 10 a.m. in 215 Dirksen. More here.
Recent Coverage:
— Trump to pick Mnuchin for Treasury secretary
— 4 big areas where Steven Mnuchin could change policy at Treasury
— America’s New Dealmakers-in-Chief

Tuesday, Jan. 24

Position: Health and Human Services secretary
Nominee: Rep. Tom Price
Background: Georgia Republican Congressman, House Budget Chairman
Committee: Senate Finance
Confirmation Hearings: Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. in 215 Dirksen. More here, the Senate HELP Committee will hold a "courtesy hearing" on Jan. 18 at 10 a.m. in 430 Dirksen. More here.
Recent Coverage:
— Price picked to lead HHS
— Tom Price's radically conservative vision for American health care

Position: Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Nominee: Rep. Mick Mulvaney
Background: South Carolina Republican Congressman
Committee: Senate Budget and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Confirmation Hearings: Jan. 24 at 10:30 a.m. in 608 Dirksen. More here.
Recent Coverage:
— Mulvaney tapped to lead Trump's budget office

Wednesday, Feb. 1

Position: Veterans Affairs secretary
Nominee: David Shulkin
Background: Physician, VA's undersecretary of health
Committee: Senate Veterans Affairs
Confirmation Hearings: Feb. 1.
Recent coverage:
— Trump taps VA health chief Shulkin to be secretary

Tuesday, Feb. 7

Position: Labor secretary
Nominee: Andy Puzder
Background: CEO of CKE Restaurants, which include the Carl’s Jr. fast food chain
Committee: Senate HELP
Confirmation Hearings: Feb. 7.
Recent Coverage:
— Trump chooses Puzder as labor secretary
— The hidden powers Andy Puzder would hold at the Department of Labor

TBD

Position: U.S. trade representative
Nominee: Robert Lighthizer
Background: Trade attorney, former deputy USTR under President Ronald Reagan
Committee: Senate Finance
Confirmation Hearings: TBD
Recent Coverage:
— Trump picks Lighthizer to serve as U.S. trade representative
— Trump poised to weaken trade agency

Position: Agriculture secretary
Nominee: Sonny Perdue
Background: Former governor of Georgia
Committee: Senate Agriculture
Confirmation Hearings: TBD
Recent coverage:
— Trump to announce Sonny Perdue for Agriculture