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twitter_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 1TXN|||President-elect Joe Biden nominates Dr. Rachel Levine as assistant health secretary. She would be the first out transgender federal official to be confirmed by the Senate.||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagetwitter for twitter

nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 1TXN|||Senate Begins Biden Cabinet Confirmation Hearings As Impeachment Trial Looms||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The Senate returns for the first time since the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Five committees will question nominees to lead Defense, State, Homeland Security, Treasury and the top Intelligence post.

Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, the Biden administration’s choice to be secretary of defense, will likely face questions at his confirmation hearing on Tuesday about the stepped up military presence following the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6.

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Senate Begins Biden Cabinet Confirmation Hearings As Impeachment Trial Looms

The Senate returns for the first time since the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Five committees will question nominees to lead Defense, State, Homeland Security, Treasury and the top Intelligence post.

WATCH LIVE: Homeland Security Nominee Alejandro Mayorkas’ Confirmation Hearing

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FF: Sandra Smith, John Roberts to dive into Trump’s last 24 hours in office on ‘America Reports’ ((foxandfriends_____)) ((lubuntu at wor2 1TXN))

=”//video.foxnews.com/v/6224093906001″>Sandra Smith, John Roberts to dive into Trump’s last 24 hours in office on ‘America Reports’

‘America Reports’ co-hosts Sandra Smith and John Roberts report on the end of the Trump presidency and look ahead to the Biden Cabinet confirmation hearings on ‘Fox & Friends.’