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[444] [445] The Presidential Electors Clause states that "Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress", [155] and the clause delegates the authority to create election laws ...
Roughly 1,000 government positions require Senate confirmation through a majority vote in the 100-seat chamber. Most of Trump's Cabinet picks easily won confirmation during his first 2017-2021 ...
James Wilson was the only member of the Constitutional Convention who supported electing the United States Senate by popular vote. Originally, under Article I, Section 3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution, each state legislature elected its state's senators for a six-year term. [3]
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.
The longtime Senate majority leader is in many ways responsible for Trump’s two presidencies, from blocking Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court in 2016 to voting to acquit Trump ...
Allowing recess appointments for Trump's second term could allow controversial nominees who may otherwise fail to get the support they need from the GOP-controlled Senate to serve for nearly two ...
His nomination was approved by a 16–7 vote from the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on January 31, 2017. [199] On March 2, 2017, Perry was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 62–37. [200] On October 17, 2019, Perry informed President Trump that he planned to resign by the end of the year.
Multiple Republican senators are looming as potential obstacles to President-elect Trump’s controversial Cabinet picks, especially his two most polarizing choices: former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla ...