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Energy Secretary-designate, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, is sworn-in on Capitol Hill earlier today, prior to testifying at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

WATCH: Rick Perry's Comment About 'Fun' On Sen. Al Franken's Couch Gets A Laugh

Trump's nominee for energy secretary and Minnesota Sen. Al Franken, a former comedian, shared a moment of levity during Perry's confirmation hearing when Perry made an unintended double-entendre.

An Iranian firefighter walks amid the debris of Tehran's 17-story Plasco building after it became engulfed in flames and collapsed Thursday.

High-Rise Collapses In Tehran, Killing Firefighters Working Inside

The Plasco building, Iran's oldest high-rise, caught fire Thursday morning. As firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze, the 17-story structure crumbled on top of them.

In Rick Perry Energy Hearing, Questions On Nuclear Security, Environment

Perry, nominee for energy secretary, has significant experience with energy as the former governor of Texas, but has little in regards to the nuclear weapons he'd be responsible for protecting.

This solar panel from 1980 is one of the oldest in National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Outdoor Test Facility. Skepticism about climate change under the Trump administration could threaten funding.

Scientists Concerned For Future Of National Labs As Rick Perry Seeks Top Energy Post

The former Texas governor once wanted to eliminate the Department of Energy. Perry and Donald Trump have doubted climate science, an key area of research at some of the department's 17 national labs.

Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., (right) and Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., get settled before the start of Price's confirmation hearing Wednesday before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

6 Senators Assessing Trump's HHS Nominee Own Health Care Stocks, Too

A half-dozen senators involved in confirmation hearings for Rep. Tom Price to head the Department of Health and Human Services have health care investments made by themselves or family members.

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in April 2013. The two first met in 1985, during a visit by Xi to Iowa.

An 'Old Friend Of China' Prepares To Bridge Differences At A Fraught Time

Donald Trump chose Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad as ambassador to Beijing because of old ties with President Xi Jinping and Iowa's history of trade with China. Branstad will have a tough job.

The Lincoln Bible is part of the collection at the Library of Congress.

Trump Will Be Sworn In With Same Bible As Lincoln And Obama

The Lincoln Bible was purchased for the 1861 inauguration by Supreme Court Clerk William Thomas Carroll.

Betsy DeVos, Trump's nominee for education secretary, faces tough questions as her Senate confirmation hearings begin.

5 Things To Look For In Betsy DeVos' Confirmation Hearing

Donald Trump's nominee for education secretary faces tough questions as her Senate confirmation hearings start.

Suspect In Turkey's Deadly Nightclub Attack Confesses, Officials Say

A Turkish official says the suspect confessed after he was arrested on Monday in Istanbul along with four other people. There are indications he was acting on behalf of the Islamic State.

A man adjusts a victim's photograph displayed with floral tributes and Turkish flags outside the Reina nightclub following the attack in Istanbul earlier this month.

Suspect In Istanbul Nightclub Attack Has Confessed, Say Turkish Officials

The suspect was identified as a citizen of Uzbekistan born in 1983. Istanbul's governor says Abdulgadir Masharipov was trained in Afghanistan and appeared to have entered Turkey illegally.

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