Senate Confirmation Hearings: Day One
Proceedings for Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, and retired General John Kelly, Trump’s nominee for secretary of homeland security, will begin Tuesday.
President-elect Donald Trump’s choices to serve in his Cabinet need Senate confirmation.
Hearings will kick off on Tuesday. The week’s proceedings will include some of the most important Cabinet posts: Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, Trump’s pick for attorney general, and Rex Tillerson, Trump’s nominee for secretary of state. Sessions is scheduled to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hear from Tillerson on Wednesday.
Republicans have faced criticism from Democrats for scheduling hearings before the vetting process for the nominees is complete. On Monday night, the Senate postponed the confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos, Trump’s nominee for secretary of education. She had not yet signed a certified ethics agreement.
We’ll bring you the latest updates from Capitol Hill as events unfold. Also see our continuing coverage:
- Russell Berman with a guide to the business tycoons, generals, and conservative politicians Donald Trump wants to run his government.
- Adam Serwer on Jeff Sessions’s unqualified praise for a 1924 immigration law.
- Adam Serwer on what Jeff Sessions’s role in prosecuting the Klan reveals about his civil-rights record.
- David A. Graham on Trump's new senior adviser-in-law.