Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again.

So today, we're going to talk about the hearings.

The Senate will start holding hearings aimed at informing their decisions

when it comes to providing advice and consent to the President about his appointments.

We've already had a question come in about the schedule,

and we'll clear that up real quick before we get to what you can expect during the hearings.

If you look at the schedule, it looks like each hearing is only 30 minutes long. This, of course,

prompted questions. The schedule is misleading.

The hearings are conducted by the relevant committees, not the whole Senate. They aren't actually

limited to 30 minutes. Okay, so what can we expect?

The rumor mill says that the Trump team prepared the nominees for their hearings through mock hearings and rehearsals.

It also says that the main focus was preparing the nominee to defend Trump's positions and align themselves with Trump publicly.

That makes sense for a lot of the nominees.

It puts everybody on the record and on the same page.

The problem for Trump and the opening for Democrats is that some of the nominees have their own statements that people will want to hear responses to. If they really did focus on defending Trump during the rehearsals, they may not be

up to the task of answering those questions. The Democratic Party has an opening with some of the candidates.

Not all, but some. We'll see if they take it. It's also important to remember that traditionally

most of the nominees are approved. The way our system is set up, the president gets a lot of leeway in choosing their

cabinet. So, don't expect them to try to block them all. Some, while not ideologically where

a lot of people want them to be, have the credentials for the position. So, which ones might be worth watching? There's a list.

Tuesday, 9.30 a.m. Pete Hegesat for Secretary of Defense. Then at 10 a.m. Doug Bergum for interior.

Odds are, Bergam will kind of breeze through,

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