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On December 3, 2008, Obama chose Bill Richardson to be his Secretary of Commerce. [32] On January 4, 2009, Richardson withdrew his name from consideration because of a federal grand jury investigation into pay-to-play allegations. [33] Later that year, the investigation ended and Richardson and his staff members were cleared of any wrongdoing. [34]
The Obama-Biden ticket won 365 electoral college votes to McCain-Palin's 173, [12] and had a 53–46 percent edge in the nationwide popular vote. [13] Biden became the 47th Vice President of the United States on January 20, 2009, when he was inaugurated alongside President Barack Obama. He succeeded Dick Cheney.
U.S. President Barack Obama nominated over 400 individuals for federal judgeships during his presidency.Of these nominations, Congress confirmed 329 judgeships, 173 during the 111th & 112th Congresses [1] and 156 during the 113th and 114th Congresses.
Neil Eggleston, who was White House counsel in President Barack Obama’s second term but is not part of Biden’s review, said clemency for categories of defendants is a policy decision typically ...
The 25 Senate roll call votes for Biden's nominees was similar to the 23 that former President Barack Obama had during his second term and the 22 that former President George H.W. Bush had during ...
Most of Trump's Cabinet picks easily won confirmation during his first 2017-2021 term in office. ... Democratic President Joe Biden's cabinet appointees took an average of 191 days to win ...
United States presidents typically fill their Cabinets and other appointive positions with people from their own political party.The first Cabinet formed by the first president, George Washington, included some of Washington's political opponents, but later presidents adopted the practice of filling their Cabinets with members of the president's party.
Former President Barack Obama's nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, withdrew because he had $140,000 in unpaid taxes.