Pam Bondi, Trump’s attorney general pick, to appear for confirmation hearing

Washington — Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general who represented President-elect Donald Trump during his first impeachment, is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday as she seeks confirmation to serve as the nation’s top law enforcement officer. Trump selected Bondi to be his nominee for U.S. attorney general after his

Marco Rubio to face senators at confirmation hearing for secretary of state

Washington — Sen. Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the State Department as secretary of state, will face questions from his Senate colleagues on Wednesday morning in what is expected to be one of the least contentious confirmation hearings this week.  Rubio, who has extensive foreign policy experience, is likely to sail through