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10 a.m.: Elise Stefanik, U.N. ambassador. Stefanik, a New York congresswoman who serves as chair of the House Republican Conference, has a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Long one of Trump’s most loyal allies in the House, she was among those discussed as a potential vice presidential choice.
10:15 a.m.: Bondi, Day 2 before the Senate Judiciary Committee. 10:30 a.m.: Scott Bessent, Treasury Department. The billionaire money manager from South Carolina takes questions from members of the Senate Finance Committee. Bessent would be the first openly LGBTQ Senate-confirmed Cabinet member in a Republican administration.
The Senate's structure gives states with smaller populations the same number of senators (two) as states with larger populations. Historian Daniel Wirls contends that this structure makes the Senate "non-democratic", [10] while Levitsky and Ziblatt argue that the Senate is America's most minoritarian (undemocratic) institution. [78]
The Senate battle to confirm President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks will begin in earnest on Tuesday, as his controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, meets the ...
By Bo Erickson. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -January brings several consequential dates for the U.S. Congress as Republicans consolidate power as a result of last November's elections with full control ...
Senate Minority Whip: Dick Durbin: IL: January 3, 2025 Party whip since January 3, 2005: Chair of the Senate Democratic Steering and Policy Committee: Amy Klobuchar: MN: January 3, 2025: Chair of the Senate Democratic Strategic Communications Committee: Cory Booker: NJ: January 3, 2025: Vice Chairs of the Senate Democratic Caucus: Mark Warner ...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other top Democrats will hold a press conference Tuesday afternoon to outline top priorities for the next two years. Vice President Harris gaveled ...
10 a.m.: Scott Turner, Housing and Urban Development Department. The former NFL player who ran the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council in Trump's first term appears at a hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. Turner is a professional mentor, pastor and former Texas House member.