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This is a list of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation. Under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution and law of the United States, certain federal positions appointed by the president of the United States require confirmation (advice and consent) of the United States Senate.
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary in President Donald Trump's cabinet. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 52-48 nearly ...
The Homeland Security position requires Senate confirmation. Here's what you need to know about the confirmation hearing. More politics news: House GOP speaker orders Capitol flags to fly at full ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives to testify before the Senate Finance Committee during a confirmation hearing on his nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services on Jan. 29, 2025, in ...
The president has the plenary power to nominate and to appoint, while the Senate possesses the plenary power to reject or confirm the nominee prior to their appointment. [1] [2] Of the 163 nominations that presidents have submitted for the court, 137 have progressed to a full-Senate vote. 126 were confirmed by the Senate, while 11 were rejected.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security speaks during a confirmation hearing on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025 in Washington.
[1] [2] The Washington Post has identified 757 key positions requiring U.S. Senate confirmation. As of September 8, 2020 [update] , 531 of Trump's nominees for key positions had been confirmed, 97 were awaiting confirmation, and 13 had been announced but not yet formally nominated, [ 3 ] a total of 639 positions.
Pam Bondi delivers opening remarks during a Senate Judiciary committee hearing on her nomination to be Attorney General of the United States on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C.