Watch live coverage: Biden's Cabinet picks testify at Senate confirmation hearings
There are multiple Senate confirmation hearings for President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet picks Tuesday, a day before Mr. Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are sworn into office. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is holding a hearing to consider Alejandro Mayorkas for secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. If confirmed, Mayorkas, the son of Cuban immigrants, would take the helm of a highly politicized 240,000-person agency weeks after the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol. Meanwhile, the Senate Intelligence Committee is holding a hearing for Mr. Biden’s pick for director of national intelligence, Avril Haines, and the Senate Finance Committee is holding a hearing to consider Janet Yellen for Treasury secretary. At 2 p.m. ET, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is slated to hold a hearing to consider secretary of state nominee Antony Blinken. The Senate Armed Services Committee is set to hold a hearing at 3 p.m. ET for secretary of defense nominee, retired General Lloyd Austin III. #BidenCabinet #ConfirmationHearing CBSN is CBS News’ 24/7 digital streaming news service featuring live, anchored coverage available for free across all platforms. Launched in November 2014, the service is a premier destination for breaking news and original storytelling from the deep bench of CBS News correspondents and reporters. CBSN features the top stories of the day as well as deep dives into key issues facing the nation and the world. CBSN has also expanded to launch local news streaming services in major markets across the country. CBSN is currently available on CBSNews.com and the CBS News app across more than 20 platforms, as well as the CBS All Access subscription service. Subscribe to the CBS News YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/cbsnews Watch CBSN live: http://cbsn.ws/1PlLpZ7c Download the CBS News app: http://cbsn.ws/1Xb1WC8 Follow CBS News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbsnews/ Like CBS News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/cbsnews Follow CBS News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/cbsnews Subscribe to our newsletters: http://cbsn.ws/1RqHw7T Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream CBSN and local news live, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites like Star Trek Discovery anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free: http://bit.ly/1OQA29B
