Senate considering Biden nominees Tuesday, with no announcement yet on handling impeachment, other business

The Senate is back in town Tuesday for a slate confirmation hearings on Biden Cabinet nominees, even as there are not yet clear agreements on how the body will handle the impending Trump impeachment trial or its new 50-50 party split. 

Also looming is the fact that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., hasn't yet sent over the article of impeachment passed last week accusing President Trump of inciting an insurrection. Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., put out guidance last week saying that the earliest the Senate could start an impeachment trial was 1 p.m. on Jan. 20, an hour after President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in. But that would only be possible if Pelosi sends the articles Tuesday or earlier. A delayed impeachment trial is looking more likely, as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., emphasizes the Senate's need to keep many plates spinning all at once.