Blizzard of confirmation hearings to provide an early Trump test for Senate Republicans: From the Politics Desk

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : On Monday, DeSantis called his state Legislature into a special session starting Jan. 27 to, in part, pass a sweeping immigration bill that will aim to align with executive orders Trump is expected to sign shortly after he takes office Jan. 20, Matt Dixon reports from Tallahassee.
62% : Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation" that he will "support every one of these nominees.
60% : That's the program that allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to delegate to local officials the authority to perform some functions generally reserved for federal immigration officials.
52% : Some have made clear that they will defer to Trump on his selections.
38% : While he didn't delve into too many specifics on what he's heard from the incoming administration, the Florida governor did say that he anticipates that Trump is likely to expand the so-called 287(g) program.
34% : Trump and his allies have since piled pressure onto senators to back his remaining picks.
28% : Plus, Ron DeSantis starts to prepare Florida for Trump's looming immigration crackdown.
26% : Plus, senior national politics reporter Matt Dixon dives into how Ron DeSantis is preparing Florida for Trump's looming immigration crackdown.-- Deputy politics editor Adam WollnerSign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.
26% : But for the more controversial selections, Republican senators will need to decide how much they want to risk rocking the boat with Trump as he looks to get his new administration up and running.
18% : With Tulsi Gabbard, whom Trump chose to be director of national intelligence, concerns persist on both sides of the aisle due to her past dealings with former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.

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