Live Updates: DeSantis names Rubio successor; Bessent, Burgum appear before Senate panels
Thursday marks another busy day of hearings for President-elect Trump's Cabinet nominees as his inauguration approaches.
The day will feature Lee Zeldin, the nominee to run the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Eric Turner, Trump's pick to for Housing and Urban Development secretary; Doug Burgum, his pick for Interior secretary; and Scott Bessent, Trump's nominee to lead the Treasury Department.
The week has already been a busy one, with a slate of nominees appearing before various committees, including Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, attorney general nominee Pam Bondi, secretary of State nominee Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and John Ratcliffe, who was tapped to run the CIA.
Also in the Capitol today, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is expected to select a new chair for the House Intelligence Committee after he removed former Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) from the role in a move that surprised and angered Democrats.
Thursday's hearings are set to begin at 10 a.m.
Follow along with live updates below.
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