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The U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected Democratic President Joe Biden's nomination of a U.S. labor board official for a new term, giving President-elect Donald Trump a chance to cement Republican ...
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of State by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of August 2, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 41 nominees have been confirmed, 15 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 5 positions do not have nominees, and 20 appointments have been made to positions ...
The U.S. Senate was back in session Wednesday afternoon after more than a month in recess, and seemingly back to normal. Senators filed into the Capitol for the final round of votes of the day.
Resigned amid reports that he bullied staff members [8] — Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality: Brenda Mallory: April 16, 2021 (Confirmed April 14, 2021, 53–45) [9] [RC 2] — — United States Trade Representative: Katherine Tai: March 18, 2021 (Confirmed March 17, 2021, 98–0) [10] [RC 3] — — Director of the Office of ...
Collins for her part said that she was “shocked” by the nomination. Senator John Cornyn of Texas barely had time to get over losing the leadership race to Thune when he learned about Gaetz.
The nomination originally stood at a 40–40 deadlock, but Vice President Charles G. Dawes did not arrive in the Senate chamber in time to use his tie-breaking vote before Senator Lee S. Overman of North Carolina switched his vote. [7] Coolidge resubmitted the nomination to the Senate, but Warren was again rejected on March 16, by a vote of 39 ...
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) sounded the alarm Wednesday after President-elect Trump tapped former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to serve as his attorney general, calling the move a “red alert ...
She was prevented from serving while the nomination was before the Senate as a result of the terms of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998. [27] On October 28, 2021, the Senate confirmed Prelogar as solicitor general by a vote of 53–36, [28] making her the second woman to hold the position after Elena Kagan, who later became a Supreme ...