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On July 18, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Eugene Scalia, the former Solicitor of Labor and the son of Antonin Scalia, to be Secretary of Labor; [176] the nomination became official on August 27. [177] Almost exactly a month later, on September 26, Scalia was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 53–44. [178]
Average approval time has been nine days slower for Trump appointees versus Obama's. Ten of 15 Cabinet agencies had no number two, several deputy secretaries were not nominated until after the Administration's 100-day mark, and some had not yet been nominated. [273] By October 2017, Trump had made 412 nominations.
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 Biden, who became the first sitting president eligible to run for reelection not to appear on the ballot since 1968, will address Americans on Thursday following the election.
The core White House staff appointments, and most Executive Office of the President officials generally, are not required to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, with a handful of exceptions (e.g., the director of the Office of Management and Budget, the chair and members of the Council of Economic Advisers, and the United States trade ...
President of the Export–Import Bank of the United States Scott Garrett [108] Rejected by Senate Banking Committee vote First Vice President of the Export–Import Bank of the United States: Kimberly A. Reed: September 15, 2017 June 20, 2018, and nominated instead for President of the Export–Import Bank of the United States
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump is joined by Massad Boulos during a campaign stop at the Great Commoner restaurant in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., on November 1 ...
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Transportation by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of May 1, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 9 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 7 positions do not have nominees, and 5 appointments have been made to positions ...