The Republican-led Senate is set to hold confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks this week, with some nominees facing smooth paths while others encounter headwinds.
Some are expected to have smooth confirmation paths, like Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, while others, like defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth, face headwinds.The Republican-led Senate is slated to hold more than a dozen hearings this week for President-elect Donald Trump ’s Cabinet picks, with the hope of confirming them quickly after he’s inaugurated on Jan. 20.
And the Thursday hearings will include a second day of Bondi appearing before senators; Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Trump’s choice for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations; former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., the pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency; hedge fund executive Scott Bessent, who’s in line to lead the Treasury Department; and former NFL player Eric Scott Turner, who was tapped for housing and urban development secretary.
Cornyn said he “enthusiastically” supports Rubio, his fellow Republican senator, and predicted that he wouldn’t have a hostile hearing. Several Republicans were initially noncommittal about supporting Hegseth, including Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, a survivor of sexual assault and a member of the Armed Services Committee, the panel that will examine his nomination. While she hasn’t said whether she plans to vote for him, Ernst has since releasedsaying she will “support Pete through this process” and looks forward to “a fair hearing based on truth, not anonymous sources.
Gabbard has faced questions about her past dealings with foreign adversaries like former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. She recently shifted her views on a key intelligence gathering authority that she previously sought to dismantle when she served in the House of Representatives. — an intelligence gathering tool passed by Congress after Sept. 11, 2001, that allows the government to conduct targeted surveillance of foreign nationals living outside the U.S. without needing to obtain a warrant.
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