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How to watch Marco Rubio's confirmation hearing live. Rubio's confirmation hearing will take place on Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET, according to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which will be ...
Former U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has officially been confirmed as the next U.S. secretary of state. The Senate confirmed him by a vote of 99-0 just hours after President Donald Trump was ...
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).
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 ...
In 1991, the nomination of Clarence Thomas was forwarded to the full Senate without recommendation after an earlier vote to give the nomination a favorable recommendation resulted in a tie. [39] [51] Without an affirmative vote, a nomination cannot proceed to the floor of the Senate, that is unless the Senate votes to discharge it
(Reuters) -The U.S. Senate's Democratic majority began a crusade on Tuesday to confirm as many new federal judges nominated by President Joe Biden as possible to avoid leaving vacancies that ...
The Senate Thursday evening advanced President Donald Trump's nominee to head the Department of Energy to a final confirmation vote.. The vote was 62-35. Chris Wright, the CEO and founder of ...
Where can I stream the presidential debate? The debate will be streaming on CNN.com . USA TODAY will also stream the debate via YouTube, which takes place on Thursday, June 27, at 9 p.m. ET. Find ...