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The Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 (Pub. L. 112–166 (text)), signed into law on August 10, 2012, eliminates the requirement of Senate approval for 163 positions, allowing the president alone to appoint persons to these positions: [7] Parts of the act went into effect immediately, while other parts took effect ...
President pro tempore (often shortened to pro tem) of the Texas Senate is a largely honorary position, and is third in the line for the governorship of Texas. If the governor and lieutenant governor are both out of the state, the president pro tem is acting governor in their absence.
This has led Democrats to begin targeting Texas as a potential future swing state. It should also be noted that Ted Cruz defeated Donald Trump in the Texas Republican primary for U.S. president in 2016. As of June 2018, Senator Cruz held a 49%–44% approval rating among Texans in a state Donald Trump won by 9 points against Hillary Clinton in ...
Recess appointments are a provision that allows the president to appoint a cabinet position for a maximum of two years without the Senate’s approval when the chamber is out of session.
Charles Brandon Creighton (born August 5, 1970) [1] is an American lawyer and politician who has represented the 4th district in the Texas Senate since 2014. A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented the 16th district in the Texas House of Representatives from 2007 to 2014.
Adam Hinojosa is an American politician who has represented the 27th district in the Texas Senate since 2025. He narrowly ousted Democratic incumbent Morgan LaMantia in the 2024 election . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation after facing an increasing loss of support both within his party and in the country.. Now Trudeau's Liberal Party must find a new leader while dealing with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's threats to impose steep tariffs on Canadian goods and with Canada's election just months away.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member to the United States Senate to represent the State of Texas, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and ...