Why it could take months to get Trump’s Cabinet in place

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It could take weeks, and in some cases months, to confirm President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees as the Republican-led Senate prepares for his return to the White House.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has promised to move “fast and aggressively” to get Trump’s Cabinet in place, greenlighting more than a dozen confirmation hearings ahead of Inauguration Day on Jan. 20.

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