NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Florida Republican ... Trump's Cabinet nominees face confirmation hearings Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Some will face easier paths than others.

Six of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominees face confirmation hearings today on Capitol Hill ... SUSAN DAVIS, BYLINE: Hey, Leila. FADEL: So before we get into hearings that are ahead ...

FRANCO ORDOÑEZ, BYLINE: Good morning, Leila. FADEL: OK, so you were at the White ... it's the pardons of those involved in the riots at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. I mean, he pardoned 1,500 ...

LEILA FADEL, BYLINE: In the 1980s ... "The Turner Diaries," where a group of white supremacists attack the Capitol, kill Congress members and staffers all in an effort to overthrow the government.

FADEL: So the president promised to fortify ... After that, you know, on Capitol Hill, we have a lot of work to do to provide him resources to extend tax policy, to bring the necessary energy ...

A top executive with Southwest Airlines endured a grilling on Capitol Hill ... air travelers. FADEL: NPR's transportation correspondent, David Schaper, is covering this story. Good morning, David.

FADEL: NPR's Brian Mann joins us from Kyiv. Hi, Brian. BRIAN MANN, BYLINE: Good morning, Leila. FADEL: So what can you tell us about this latest drone attack on the capital? MANN: Well ...

Six of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominees face confirmation hearings today on Capitol Hill ... was decisive. FADEL: NPR political correspondent Susan Davis joins us now to discuss. Hey, ...