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President-elect Donald Trump wants to hit the ground running once he’s sworn in with a majority of his team already in place. Thus, a flurry of confirmation hearings will take place this week, beginning Tuesday.
PeteHegseth,Trump’spicktobeDefensesecretary,willappearbeforetheSenateArmedServicesCommitteeTuesdayat9:30A.M.inwhatcouldbeacontentioushearing.
TheconfirmationhearingforformerRep.DougCollins,Trump’schoicetobesecretaryofVeteransAffairs,wasoriginallyslatedtotakeplaceTuesdaymorningbuthasbeenpostponeduntilnextweek.
SouthDakotaGov.KristiNoem,DepartmentofHomelandSecuritynominee,willappearbeforetheSenateHomelandSecurityandGovernmentalAffairsCommitteeat9a.m.onWednesday.
PamBondi,thepresident-elect’spickforU.S.attorneygeneral,willappearbeforetheSenateJudiciaryCommitteeonbothWednesdayat9:30a.m.andThursdayat10:15a.m.
Sen.MarcoRubio(R-Fla.),nomineeforsecretaryofState,willappearbeforetheSenateForeignRelationsCommitteeat10a.m.onWednesday.
FormerNationalIntelligenceDirectorJohnRatcliffe,Trump’sp
