Despite initial concerns about the viability of their nominations, some of President Donald Trump’s most controversial cabinet picks were able to garner enough support to clear the bar for confirmation. Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Tulsi Gabbard were each confirmed with minimal Republican defection, despite having been thoroughly questioned about matters from alcohol abuse to vaccine conspiracies.
Read MoreOn January 21, a panel of Republican strategists outlined how Republicans’ trifecta in the federal government could drastically alter the American political landscape during a conversation titled “What to Expect from a GOP Trifecta,” hosted by the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics).
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