UNDERNEWS: TRUMP REGIME

January 15, 2025

TRUMP REGIME

NPR - Six of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees have confirmation hearings before Senate committees on Capitol Hill today. Some nominees, such as Florida Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, former congressman Sean Duffy for transportation secretary, and John Ratcliffe for CIA director, seem to be on a glide path to confirmation, NPR’s Susan Davis tells Up First. One of the most closely watched nominees will be Trump’s attorney general pick, Pam Bondi. Here's what to know about Bondi's career. Barring any extraordinary circumstances, the Cabinet picks are expected to be approved because Republicans have a 53-vote majority. The hearings are less about winning over Democrats than keeping Republicans unified.

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The Review is edited by Sam Smith, who covered Washington under nine presidents, has edited the Progressive Review and its predecessors since 1964, wrote four books, been published in five anthologies, helped to start five organizations (including the DC Humanities Council and the DC Statehood Party), was a plaintiff in three successful class action suits, served as a Coast Guard officer, and played in jazz bands for four decades.

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