Key senators to watch in the Trump Cabinet nominee fights

[Dulcinea]

(NBC News) WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is poised to kick off his second term by sending the Senate an unconventional slate of nominees for powerful executive branch positions, seeing his 2024 victory as validation of a voter desire for disruption.

But how much disruption will America’s “cooling saucer” tolerate?

The soon-to-be Republican-led chamber is already showing it has its limits by effectively sinking Trump's choice of far-right former Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida for attorney general amid allegations of sexual misconduct and concerns about his qualifications.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/key-senators-watch-trump-cabinet-120000295.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&segment_id=DY_VTO_CONTROL&ncid=crm_19908-1475736-20241127-0&bt_user_id=7bx2Uj8qM3uqksFSpquOnVTOoTdtEtMKx1oFkRFoc2MrtaYTBUNZ1IHv3HWf4EPd&bt_ts=1732702664072

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1. Collins, Murkowski, Thune, McConnell, Tillis, Cassidy, Curtis, Fetterman, Ossoff.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La.
Sen.-elect John Curtis, R-Utah
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa.
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga.

[Dennis Donovan]

2. I made a list:

From the article
Here are nine key senators to watch in the nomination battles.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La.
Sen.-elect John Curtis, R-Utah
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa.
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga.

(for the TL;DR crowd)