Senate hearings to examine the expected Trump nominations continue today

The Senate confirmation hearings continue today. See the schedule of the hearings and live video feeds below.

9 a.m.: Kristi Noem, Homeland Security Department (postponed until 9:00 a.m. Friday, Jan. 17)

9:30 a.m.: Pam Bondi, Justice Department (live video HERE)

10 a.m.: Sean Duffy, Transportation Department (live video HERE)

10 a.m.: John Ratcliffe, CIA (live video HERE)

10 a.m.: Marco Rubio, State Department (live video HERE)

10 a.m.: Chris Wright, Energy Department (live video HERE)

1 p.m.: Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget (live video HERE)

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Senate hearings are scheduled this coming week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. Many have met with senators individually. Now, they will go before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run.

You can watch live feeds of the hearings HERE

Schedule (Eastern time)

 

Tuesday

9 a.m.: Doug Collins, Department of Veterans Affairs

9:30 a.m.: Pete Hegseth, Department of Defense

10 a.m.: Doug Burgum, Interior Department

Wednesday

9 a.m.: Kristi Noem, Homeland Security Department

9:30 a.m.: Pam Bondi, Justice Department

10 a.m.: Sean Duffy, Transportation Department

10 a.m.: John Ratcliffe, CIA

10 a.m.: Marco Rubio, State Department

10 a.m.: Chris Wright, Energy Department

1 p.m.: Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget

Thursday

10 a.m.: Scott Turner, Housing and Urban Development Department

10 a.m.: Lee Zeldin, Environmental Protection Agency

10:30 a.m.: Scott Bessent, Treasury Department

Dates not yet confirmed:

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Labor Department

Tulsi Gabbard, Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services Department

Howard Lutnick, Commerce Department

Linda McMahon, Education Department

Kash Patel, FBI

Brooke Rollins, Agriculture Department

Elise Stefanik, U.N. ambassador

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