Marco Rubio faced a much friendlier crowd during his Senate confirmation hearing. Pam Bondi got some tough questions.

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A confirmation hearing is scheduled for Marco Rubio, one of two Florida political leaders nominated for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet. But a similar hearing for Pam Bondi cannot be scheduled until the completion of an FBI background check.

Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, survived an at times contentious hearing while declining to say if Joe Biden won the 2020 vote.

Jim DeFede says Marco Rubio is a highly qualified candidate and should face no major issues. He said Pam Bondi has two days of hearings scheduled, and she'll be getting lots of questions concerning the independence of the Justice Department.

Key nominees for President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet, including Pam Bondi for attorney general, Marco Rubio for secretary of state and John Ratcliffe for CIA director, faced questions from lawmakers on Capitol Hill and were pressed on where their loyalties lie.

The Florida attorney general will serve as U.S. senator until the next general election in 2026 when the seat returns to the ballot.

Pam Bondi refused to acknowledge President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to President Joe Biden in her Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. attorney general on Wednesday, intensifying Democratic concerns that the former Florida attorney general would be a rubber stamp for the White House.

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Pam Bondi was pressed about the 2020 election and Trump's influence over the Justice Department, while Marco Rubio struck a more measured tone on the Russia-Ukraine war.

The Senate’s fight to confirm President-elect Trump’s Cabinet accelerates Wednesday, as half a dozen nominees head into their confirmation hearings. Committees will hear from