let's get straight back to capitol hill where there is a lot going on right now. senator sessions approved by the senate judiciary committee. again, other committees being boycotted by democrats. democrats boycotti ining votes other cabinet picks by donald trump. a lot going on. let's go to cnn's manu raju standing by. manu, what do you have? >> reporter: hey, kate and john. i'm standing outside the senate judiciary committee where they just approved on a party line vote the jeff sessions nomination to be attorney general. i'm standing with one of the members of the judiciary committee, senator richard blumenthal, a democrat. thanks for chatting with us. you'll be in charge of dealing with donald trump's supreme court nominee, neil gorsuch.