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Trump nominees Burgum, Bessent, Zeldin face confirmation hearings as witnesses support Bondi
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Pam Bondi likely to be confirmed as Trump picks glide through hearings: Recap
Trump transition live updates: Doug Burgum, Pam Bondi witnesses to attend confirmation hearings
Latest news and live updates as the Trump administration prepares for office next week. Follow live as Senate confirmation hearings continue for attorney general pick Pam Bondi.
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The Senate intensifies confirmation hearings for Trump’s Cabinet picks, with Scott Bessent, Doug Burgum, and Lee Zeldin defending their qualifications. Meanwhile, Pam Bondi faces further scrutiny in a second round of questioning.
During their Senate confirmation hearings, both Pam Bondi, nominee for Attorney General, and Scott Bessent, nominee for Treasury secretary, affirmed their support for whistleblowers in response to questions from Senator Chuck Grassley.
Trump's picks to lead four federal agencies testified without the flashes of anger that marked Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi's earlier showdowns.
On Thursday, attorney general nominee Pam Bondi returns for her second day before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Treasury secretary pick Scott Bessent and interior secretary nominee Doug Burgum head into their own hearings Thursday morning. Here's a look at today's schedule:
In a new memo obtained by NBC News, Senate Finance Democratic tax staff found that Scott Bessent avoided over $950,000 of self-employment taxes.
Senators will question Scott Bessent, Trump's choice for Treasury Secretary, and Doug Burgum, his pick for Interior Secretary.
The Senate is holding more confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks ahead of his return to office on Monday.
Committees will hear from nominees hoping to lead the Treasury, Interior Housing and Urban Development departments and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Five Trump nominees are slated to face committees Thursday, including a second hearing for Trump's pick to run the Justice Department, Pam Bondi.
Senate confirmation hearings for the Trump cabinet continue on Thursday. They will include Doug Burgum for interior secretary, Scott Turner for housing secretary and Lee Zeldin for Environmental Protection Agency administrator at 10 a.m. Eastern, and Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary at 10:30 a.m.
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John Wakefield, left, listens to his wife Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department as attorney general, as she appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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