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Senators warn that Pete Hegseth’s hearings will echo Brett Kavanaugh’s with fervor from both sides

Texas Republican Senator tells secretary of defense nominee confirmation hearings will be ‘miserable experience’

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. To Meet Senators For Confirmation Hearings

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to meet with senators for support in his nomination for HHS Secretary by President-elect Trump.

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Pete Hegseth Meets With Republican Senators Ahead Of Confirmation Hearings

Pete Hegseth, Trump's defense secretary pick, meets with key senators amid misconduct allegations.

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Trump's Cabinet Picks To Meet With Senators For Confirmation

President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks meet with senators for confirmation hearings to discuss qualifications and priorities.

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Trump's Cabinet Picks Face Senate Confirmation In Second Term

President-elect Trump assembles team for second term, while Biden navigates lame-duck period. Rapid political evolution and Senate confirmation hearings ad...

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Republicans question ‘moral authority’ of Matt Gaetz for Justice Dept pick after sexual misconduct allegations

Republican senators say Gaetz is not ‘a serious’ nominee who doesn’t have the ‘moral authority’ to lead the Department of Justice

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EU Top Team Heavyweights Face Parliament Test

The heavyweights of the EU's new top team are to be quizzed by lawmakers in Brussels on Tuesday during confirmation hearings that are set to lay bare political dividing lines within the bloc.

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EU Top Team Knuckle Down For 'Scary' Confirmation Hearings

Designated members of the EU's new top executive team are to be grilled by lawmakers next month in a showdown every five years between parliament and the powerful European Commission that has Brussels abuzz with speculation.

International Business Times

A controversial flag thrust Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s wife in the spotlight. Who is she?

Martha-Ann Alito bursting into tears was one of the most talked-about moments of her husband’s 2006 confirmation hearings

The Independent UK

Why some Texans feel targeted by bills banning land ownership from China, Iran and Russia

Jerry Pi identifies as a conservative and has donated to Republican candidates for years. He recalled how he started leaning into politics during Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s senate confirmation hearings in 2018.

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What conservative justices said — and didn't say — about Roe at their confirmations

Democrats say several conservative justices lied to the Senate in their confirmations. But nominees have long taken a careful line on Roe, acknowledging it as a precedent without saying much more.

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Commentary: Only with listening can justice be applied properly

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has made history as the first Black woman confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Both her confirmation hearings and her history as a judge underscore a larger issue: Justice can’t exist without listening.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson Says Her Faith Sustains Her But Won’t Impede Judgments On Supreme Court

Senator Graham made religion and rulings on it a fiery focal point during confirmation hearings.

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