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2. List of positions filled by presidential appointment with ...

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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.

3. List of appointed United States senators - Wikipedia

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   When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may ...

4. List of special elections to the United States Senate

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   Special elections to the United States Senate are held to fill the vacancies that occur when a senator dies or resigns before the completion of their six-year term. Winners of these special elections typically serve the remainder of the term of the senator who has caused the vacancy.

5. US Senate Democrats rush to confirm judges before Trump takes ...

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   (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 ...

6. 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 ...

7. Republicans confront Tuberville over military holds in ...

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   Schumer said the Senate will consider a resolution in the near future that would allow the quick confirmation of the now nearly 400 officers up for promotion or nominated for another senior job ...

8. Political appointments in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In United States politics, the system of political appointments comes from a history of the spoils system (also known as a patronage system) which is a practice where a political party, after winning an election, would give government jobs to its supporters, friends and relatives as a reward for working toward victory.

9. United States Senate - Wikipedia

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   The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States ... The Seventeenth Amendment requires that vacancies in the Senate be filled by special election.