Senate Begins Biden Cabinet Confirmation Hearings As Impeachment Trial Looms

The day before Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, five of his cabinet nominees will answer questions from Senate panels handling their confirmations. The busy committee calendar is ramping up at the same time as an impeachment trial is expected to start, posing a split screen challenge for the Senate, which is still reeling from an attack less than two weeks ago.

The process of vetting the top officials in the new administration comes as the Senate is still in a period of...