Attorneys general from 20 states are urging the U.S. Senate to quickly confirm President-elect Donald Trump's nominees for attorney general, secretary of Homeland Security, and FBI director.

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Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND), President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of the Interior, detailed why dependable coal energy is a national security issue during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Wednesday described Nicaragua's communist regime as a threat to the United States for its role in "directly contributing" to the migrant crisis at the U.S. southern border and for permitting a Russian military presence in its territory.

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Democrat senators exposed the "mismanagement of the Pentagon" during Pete Hegseth's hearing on Tuesday, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily. 

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Russ Vought, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to direct the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a "crucial" appointment, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily.

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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Defense Secretary, set the record straight after Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) cited thoroughly refuted anonymous reports claiming he drank on the job at Fox News.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) stuck her foot in her mouth while trying to attack Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth during his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday.

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The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen. Jack Reed, tried to give Defense Secretary Nominee Pete Hegseth different rules for his confirmation hearing than Biden's Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin had.

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Senate committees will begin to hold hearings this week on 13 cabinet nominees selected by President-elect Donald Trump.

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The left fears Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for Defense Secretary, because he has a clear understanding of the corruption in the department given his rank, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily.

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"It's a big day," Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily, discussing the plan this week as confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks begin.

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