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  2. Kamala Harris - Wikipedia

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    Harris being sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on January 20, 2021. Harris was sworn in as vice president on 11:40 a.m. on January 20, 2021, by Justice Sonia Sotomayor. [185] She is the United States' first woman vice president, first African-American vice president, and first Asian-American vice president.

  3. Vice President of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest ranking office in the executive branch [8] [9] of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice president is also an officer in the legislative branch, as the president of the Senate.

  4. List of vice presidents of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The vice president-elect is JD Vance, who will assume office as the 50th vice president on January 20, 2025. [4] [5] There have been 49 U.S. vice presidents since the office was created in 1789. Originally, the vice president was the person who received the second-most votes for president in the Electoral College.

  5. How will Vice President-elect JD Vance's Senate seat be filled?

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    Vice President-elect JD Vance has served in the United States Senate for less than two years, but after President-elect Donald Trump's victory in Tuesday's election, Vance is about to get a ...

  6. Office of the Vice President of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The vice president has three constitutional functions: to replace the president in the event of death, disability or resignation; to count the votes of electors for president and vice president and declare the winners before a joint session of Congress; and to preside over the Senate (with the role of breaking ties).

  7. Trump's picks for key positions in his second administration

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    He is a noted hawk on China, Cuba and Iran. Rubio is vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. His selection punctuates the hard pivot Rubio has made with Trump, whom the senator called a “con man" during his own unsuccessful campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential ...

  8. First cabinet of Donald Trump - Wikipedia

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    The waiver would need to pass Congress and have the President's signature to assume the position. Congress waived the ban for Charlene Barshefsky, President Clinton's choice for Trade Representative in 1997. [234] [235] Lighthizer was confirmed as U.S. Trade Representative on May 11, 2017, by a margin of 82–14. [236] [237]

  9. Trump's picks for key positions in his second administration

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    President-elect Donald Trump has filled the key posts for his second term in office, prioritizing loyalty to him after he felt bruised and hampered by internal squabbling during his first term. Some of his choices could face difficult confirmation fights in the Senate, even with Republicans in control, and two candidates have already withdrawn ...