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With Hearings Imminent, Partisan Fight Escalates Over Trump Cabinet

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Democrats are demanding that Republicans slow consideration of picks for the new administration until they can review background checks, as the G.O.P. faces major pressure to quickly confirm them.

Democrats Face a Series of Tests Over Support for Israel

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First up is a resolution put forth by Senator Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent who is Jewish, to deny Israel certain military weapons.