(NPR) Senate Begins Biden Cabinet Confirmation Hearings As Impeachment Trial Looms

Senate Begins Biden Cabinet Confirmation Hearings As Impeachment Trial Looms

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.