- Trump Fumbles ‘Congratulations’ To Education Pick In Massive Announcement Goof-Up (huffpost.com)
- Senate Democrats slam ‘significant gaps and inadequacies’ in the background vetting of President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon (washingtonpost.com)
- Scott Bessent, Trump’s Billionaire Treasury Pick, Will Shed Assets to Avoid Conflicts (nytimes.com)
- How a Consulting Firm and Trump’s I.R.S. Pick Pushed a Problematic Tax Credit (nytimes.com)
- Attorney-general pick Pam Bondi refuses to acknowledge that Trump lost the 2020 election (theguardian.com)Bondi questioned on independence, Rubio voices support for NATO (washingtonpost.com)'Major problem': CNN legal expert pinpoints potential answer that could derail Pam Bondi (rawstory.com)
- Trump’s defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth becomes first nominee to face confirmation hearing (theguardian.com)
- A ‘Business-Friendly’ Lawyer’s Rise From Lobbyist to Attorney General Pick (nytimes.com)
- Trump team said to be ‘less than thrilled’ after key pick underperforms in interviews (rawstory.com)
- Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, faces tough confirmation test (washingtonpost.com)Confirmation Hearings Open in a Test of Trump’s Hold on Senate G.O.P. (nytimes.com)'Interference': Activist judge Aileen Cannon accused of trying to hinder Senate's probe of Cabinet picks (rawstory.com)
- 📺 CNN’s Jake Tapper Confronts a GOP Senator With Clip of Trump’s FBI Pick Kash Patel Calling for a ‘Museum of the Deep State’ to Replace the Hoover Building (mediaite.com)