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The final vote on Kennedy's nomination came one day after another controversial pick, director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, was confirmed by the Senate in a 52-48 vote. Fox News' Chad ...
In the Senate, Trump’s most controversial Cabinet nominees sailed through their floor votes Wednesday. Tulsi Gabbard won confirmation as the director of national intelligence in a 52-48 vote ...
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of state, reacts on the day he testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on ...
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 ...
Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday to advance his nomination. The vote on ending debate came down to the ...
The president must submit a new nomination when the Senate returns in the new session or following its extended recess if the president still desires Senate consideration of a returned nomination. [69] Eisenhower re-nominated John Harlan in January 1955, [53] when the new Congress convened.
Indeed, state governments have the same separation of powers and the same type of appointment and confirmation process (i.e., a governor appoints and a state Senate confirms).
[8] [9] On November 21, 2013, the Senate changed its rules regarding the number of votes needed to end debate on a presidential nomination and bring it to a vote. Before that date, a minority of senators could engage in a filibuster and block a vote on a nomination unless three-fifths of senators voted to end debate. Under the new rules, a ...