Today’s notice: A day to burn the C-SPAN logo into your screen of choice. The late Lindsey Graham’s sanctions bill picks up steam. Who’s getting jobs at the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division. And: DJT Airport complaints.
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Congress will be yelling today. Does it matter? It’s a big day for Hill theatrics — a slew of hearings are scheduled for high-profile Donald Trump nominees that will no doubt turn into the televised grillings many lawmakers live for. Or, at least, the staff in charge of immediately clipping their boss’s C-SPAN breakout moment and posting it live for.
The nominee to oversee national intelligence, Jay Clayton, appears today before the Senate Intelligence Committee, just as Trump is spooling up a big address about declassified intelligence findings and election integrity. The nominee for next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Erica Schwartz, will appear before the Senate HELP Committee as the populace asks their various chatbots of choice, How can I eat a salad without something, er, explosive happening afterwards?