Trump's Cabinet Picks, UN Femicide Report, COP29 Deal
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What are Trump's latest cabinet picks?
that Hegseth settled with the accuser to prevent her from filing any lawsuit. He already has some significant support, senior Republicans on the Armed Services Committee, and the new number two GOP leader, John Barrasso, has endorsed him. Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, she's a former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, is another nominee facing some scrutiny. Oklahoma Republican Senator Jim Lankford, who sits on the Intelligence Committee, said on CNN yesterday, there are lots of questions for Gabbard. He pointed to a trip she took back in 2017 when she was serving in Congress to Syria, where she met with the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad. All these nominees are expected to go through some background checks in some form.
And Barrasso said they're going to start hearings on January 3rd, and he expects some votes on nominees on inauguration day.
Now, as we mentioned, Republicans will control the Senate with 53 seats. And for cabinet nominees to be approved, they just need a simple majority, that's 51 votes. Does this make it likely that most of the president's picks will get through?
I expect most will. I mean, even if three Republicans break and vote against a nominee, Vice President J.D. Vance, who will also be serving as president of the Senate, can break a tie. If four Republicans oppose a nominee, they will fail. There are a group of senators we're keeping an eye on who have raised questions about nominees and want to see more information.
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