Trump, meanwhile, threatened to cut more “Democrat programs” and said he would release a list of priorities on Friday if the government remained closed.

Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her first hearing since her confirmation.

Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday morning on oversight of the Justice Department. Bondi is expected to face intense questioning as the Trump administration continues its crime crackdown and threatens to deploy National Guard troops to several Democratic-run cities.

A Senate panel on Wednesday will look into government pressure on social media platforms to censor speech protected under the First Amendment. The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation

The cold open ended with a surprise appearance from SNL alum Tina Fey as Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. “That’s right, it’s me, Kristi Noem,” Fey said, holding an assault rifle.

She said President Donald Trump and his top aides have made several comments showing explicit political motivations for the layoffs, such as Trump saying that cuts would target "Democrat agencies." "You can't do that in a nation of laws.

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will host Alex Berenson, Sean Davis, Gene Kimmerman, and Eugene Volokh at a hearing on Wednesday, titled "Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans.

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal responded to Donald Trump’s extraordinary social media threat on Tuesday night as it was read out to him on live TV. The president attacked Blumenthal after a fiery exchange between the Connecticut senator and Attorney General Pam Bondi on Capitol Hill earlier in the day.