The Senate convened at 10:00am.
Confirmed, 51-50, with Vice President Vance casting the tie-breaking vote: Executive Calendar #3 Peter Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense.
Cloture Invoked, 61-39: Executive Calendar #4 Kristi Noem to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
The Senate will convene at 9:30am on Saturday, January 25, 2025.
Two votes at 11:30am:
- Confirmation of Kristi Noem to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
- Motion to Invoke Cloture on Scott Bessent to be Secretary of the Treasury.
If cloture is invoked on the Bessent nomination, there will be two votes at 5:30pm on Monday, January 27:
- Confirmation of the Bessent nomination.
- Motion to Invoke Cloture on Sean Duffy to be Secretary of Transportation.
If cloture is invoked on the Duffy nomination, the Senate will vote on confirmation at 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, January 28.
At 2:15pm on Tuesday, January 28, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.23 – Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act.
