Posted up outside the room as Hegseth’s confirmation hearing gets underway

A sunny but VERY cold day on the Hill

Had so much fun making this grazing table for the @tpm.bsky.social holiday party this weekend 🎄🎅🏽

Meanwhile, just before the vote, the Ethics Committee met behind closed doors once again. Following the lengthy meeting, they released a statement indicating they did not come to a conclusion on the future of the report.

Meanwhile MTG: “Whoever [Trump] nominates and appoints, you better pass them through the Senate. That is your job. You say ‘yes sir,’ and you get it done.”

NEWS: Matt Gaetz withdraws himself from being Trump's Attorney General pick, saying his “confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition.”

Response from Rep.-elect Sarah McBride:

Speaker Johnson announces trans women will not be allowed to use the women’s restrooms and locker rooms in the House side of the Capitol complex.

Trump nominates Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator