Pam Bondi, left, and Marco Rubio, right, appear before Senate committees on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2025, to discuss their potential confirmations to President-elect Trump’s cabinet.
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Pam Bondi, left, and Marco Rubio, right, appear before Senate committees on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2025, to discuss their potential confirmations to President-elect Trump’s cabinet.
J. Scott Applewhite and Alex Brandon/AP
President-elect Trump’s picks to run the Departments of Justice and State faced senators today in confirmation hearings. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the secretary of state nominee, and Pam Bondi, the attorney general nominee, both faced tough questions from lawmakers but are expected to be confirmed easily.
This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, national justice correspondent Ryan Lucas, and congressional correspondent Claudia Grisales.
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