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The diverse range of candidates will undergo a series of confirmation hearings that kick off just 24 hours before the White House changes hands.
Former Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., greet each other Tuesday before the Intelligence Committee’s confirmation hearing for President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for national intelligence director Avril Haines. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
WASHINGTON (CN) The soon-to-be 46th president of the United States is getting his administration off the ground Tuesday as a slew of nominees to critical positions come before Congress.
Set in a city largely locked down and crawling with heavy security forces in anticipation of Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, the lengthy day of confirmation hearings featured Biden’s picks for top spy chief, treasury secretary, and heads of the nation’s homeland security agency and Defense Department.