nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3 89S7|||Senate Begins Biden Cabinet Confirmation Hearings As Impeachment Trial Looms||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The Senate returns for the first time since the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Five committees will question nominees to lead Defense, State, Homeland Security, Treasury and the top Intelligence post.