Trump’s Cabinet picks are set for Senate hearings. Here’s the schedule
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Trump’s Cabinet picks are set for Senate hearings. Here’s the schedule

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The nominations process for President Donald Trump’s appointees is moving forward this week, with Senate hearings scheduled for several of his Cabinet picks. Here’s a look at the schedule for Senate hearings set so far, in Eastern time: Tuesday 10 a.m.: Doug Collins, Department of Veterans Affairs The former Georgia congressman goes before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Wednesday 10 a.m.: Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget Vought, OMB director during Trump’s first term, goes before the Senate Budget Committee. Thursday 10 a.m.: Brooke Rollins, Agriculture Department The former White House aide, who served as Trump’s domestic policy chief during his first administration, appears before the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. Dates not yet confirmed Hearings are not yet scheduled for all of Trump’s choices, including some of the most contentious: 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 ___ Kinnard can be reached at http://x.com/MegKinnardAP.

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