Articles for Senate Confirmation

Tulsi Gabbard's uphill battle to win confirmation as the nation's top intel chief
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Tulsi Gabbard's uphill battle to win confirmation as the nation's top intel chief

NPR  

Tulsi Gabbard's uphill battle to win confirmation as the nation's top intel chief Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democrat who joined the Republican party this year, is facing an uphill battle to win Senate confirmation as country's top intel chief. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Senators have spent the past several weeks meeting with President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks that include some more …

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FBI Director’s Resignation Gives Trump an Easy Out
3 weeks, 4 days ago

FBI Director’s Resignation Gives Trump an Easy Out

Live Mint  

As a practical matter, Christopher Wray’s resignation is not a big deal. Patel has vowed to “go out and find the conspirators not just in government, but in the media.” He has written a book called Government Gangsters, naming Wray, Comey and other government officials as part of the so-called “deep state.” Patel has also written a series of children’s …

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Column: Trump hoped his Cabinet picks could escape serious vetting. He was so wrong
1 month ago

Column: Trump hoped his Cabinet picks could escape serious vetting. He was so wrong

LA Times  

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of Defense, speaks with reporters after a meeting with senators on Capitol Hill in November 2024. “When the Senate confirmation process works properly, it’s in the best interest of the president — even though presidents are usually annoyed by it,” said Gregg Nunziata, a former Senate Republican aide who handled dozens of …

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'No rumors': Republican changes tune on Hegseth day after calling allegations 'disturbing'
1 month ago

'No rumors': Republican changes tune on Hegseth day after calling allegations 'disturbing'

Raw Story  

Sen. Lindsey Graham appeared to sing a different tune when asked his thoughts on President-elect Donald Trump’s troubled pick to lead the Department of Defense on Wednesday. Graham came to Pete Hegseth’s defense a day after calling allegations against the nominee “disturbing,” but stopped short of predicting he would breeze by the Senate confirmation process as questions surrounding his past …

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Controversial Trump loyalist Kash Patel ‘in battle’ to be No. 2 at CIA – which doesn’t require Senate confirmation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Controversial Trump loyalist Kash Patel ‘in battle’ to be No. 2 at CIA – which doesn’t require Senate confirmation

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. President Trump is choosing brilliant people to serve on his team, and those decisions …

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After Trump’s Project 2025 denials, he is tapping its authors and influencers for key roles
1 month, 2 weeks ago

After Trump’s Project 2025 denials, he is tapping its authors and influencers for key roles

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As a former and potentially future president, Donald Trump hailed what would become Project 2025 as a road map for “exactly what our movement will do” with another crack at the White House. Vought, the president-elect said, “knows exactly how to dismantle the Deep State” — Trump’s catch-all for federal bureaucracy — and would help “restore fiscal sanity.” …

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Trump fills out his key public health roles
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump fills out his key public health roles

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article was first published on November 22. Trump, for his part, said on the campaign trail that he would let Kennedy “go wild on health.” US surgeon general Also known as “the nation’s doctor,” the surgeon general is a medical doctor who focuses on educating and advising Americans on how to improve their …

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How Trump’s cabinet picks could upend the confirmation process
1 month, 3 weeks ago

How Trump’s cabinet picks could upend the confirmation process

LA Times  

Then-President Trump with Pete Hegseth at an event in the White House in 2017. The first abnormal that needs to concern us right now is if that process is circumvented — which is what Trump is hinting he will do through “recess appointments.” This means that, at his urging, the Senate would basically go on vacation and allow him to …

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Will Matt Gaetz pass the Senate nomination process? He may not need to
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Will Matt Gaetz pass the Senate nomination process? He may not need to

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Another Republican representative, who remained anonymous, told the outlet that the choice is “an …

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Donald Trump's cabinet: Who's been picked, who's in the running?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump's cabinet: Who's been picked, who's in the running?

Hindustan Times  

President-elect Donald Trump has made a flurry of picks for his cabinet and other high-ranking administration positions following his election victory. Brown, who Hegseth accused of “pursuing the radical positions of left-wing politicians.” MIKE WALTZ, national security adviser Trump said on Tuesday he had picked Waltz, a Republican U.S. representative, to be national security adviser. A former congressman and prosecutor …

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Who are Trump's Trump cards: From Indian-origin Ramaswamy to news anchor, who's been picked, who's in running?
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Who are Trump's Trump cards: From Indian-origin Ramaswamy to news anchor, who's been picked, who's in running?

India TV News  

Donald Trump has begun the process of choosing a cabinet and selecting other high-ranking administration officials following his presidential election victory. A former congressman and prosecutor who served as director of national intelligence during Trump's last year in office, Ratcliffe, 59, is seen as a hardcore Trump loyalist who could likely win Senate confirmation. Rober Lighthizer, trade czar, potential treasury …

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What to know about Tom Homan, the former ICE head returning as Trump's 'border czar'
2 months ago

What to know about Tom Homan, the former ICE head returning as Trump's 'border czar'

NPR  

What to know about Tom Homan, the former ICE head returning as Trump's 'border czar' toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images President-elect Trump announced Sunday night that Tom Homan, his former acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will join his second administration to oversee border control. "Likewise, Tom Homan will be in charge of all Deportation of Illegal …

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Donald Trump's second term: Who's in the running for top administration jobs?
2 months ago

Donald Trump's second term: Who's in the running for top administration jobs?

India Today  

Donald Trump will begin the process of choosing a cabinet and selecting other high-ranking administration officials in the coming weeks following his presidential election victory. LARRY KUDLOW, POTENTIAL TREASURY SECRETARY FOX Business Network personality Larry Kudlow, who served as director of the National Economic Council for much of Trump's first term, has an outside shot at becoming his treasury secretary …

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Trump wants someone who will ‘do his bidding’ at DOJ. Here are the top contenders.
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump wants someone who will ‘do his bidding’ at DOJ. Here are the top contenders.

Politico  

With such draconian plans, Trump is eager to have a chance at a do-over when it comes to choosing appointees to run the Justice Department. They didn’t clear house enough,” said a former Trump Justice Department official who was granted anonymity to speak candidly about inner workings. But people close to the process say conversations about prospective candidates for Justice …

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The Coming Trump Revenge Tour
3 months, 1 week ago

The Coming Trump Revenge Tour

Politico  

There are a raft of other appointments that Trump could use to advance a retaliatory prosecutorial effort beyond the attorney general — perhaps chief among them, the White House counsel. “Each president reinstitutes it — it’s implemented by memorandum — so I suspect that it just wouldn’t be re-upped in a Trump administration.” Trump’s appointment for the deputy attorney general …

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Wisconsin DNR board appointees tell Republican lawmakers they don’t support wolf population limit
1 year, 3 months ago

Wisconsin DNR board appointees tell Republican lawmakers they don’t support wolf population limit

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Two more of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees to the state Department of Natural Resources board tried to convince Republican state senators Thursday to confirm them, saying they don’t believe in a firm wolf population goal and would approve state environmental regulations that are tougher than federal standards. Republicans who control the Senate’s sporting heritage committee peppered …

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Senate advances Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination after committee deadlocks
2 years, 9 months ago

Senate advances Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination after committee deadlocks

LA Times  

Senate Democrats aim to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, pictured during last month’s confirmation hearings, by the end of this week. The Senate on Monday advanced the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee. Murkowski, who is up for reelection this year and faces a primary challenger backed by former President Trump, said her support rested …

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Democrats see ‘no reason to wait’ on Supreme Court vote
2 years, 10 months ago

Democrats see ‘no reason to wait’ on Supreme Court vote

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson began courting senators on Capitol Hill Wednesday, making her case for confirmation in private meetings as Democrats worked to move her through the Senate within weeks. Texas Sen. John Cornyn, a GOP member of the Judiciary panel, said, “I don’t think there’s a lot of mystery involved,” since Jackson isn’t new to …

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EXPLAINER: What’s next for the Supreme Court vacancy?
2 years, 11 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s next for the Supreme Court vacancy?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats are expected to move quickly to fill the seat of retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, seizing the chance to energize their voting base ahead of November’s midterm elections, when control of Congress will be at stake. Supreme Court nominations used to need 60 votes for confirmation if any senator objected, but …

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Bill would require Senate confirmation for US prison chief
2 years, 11 months ago

Bill would require Senate confirmation for US prison chief

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Days after the head of the troubled federal Bureau of Prisons said he was resigning amid increased scrutiny over his leadership, lawmakers have introduced a bill to require Senate confirmation for future bureau directors — the same process used to vet leaders of the FBI and other federal agencies. In nominating a federal prisons director, instead of relying …

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Sluggish pace of confirmations vexes Biden White House
3 years, 2 months ago

Sluggish pace of confirmations vexes Biden White House

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate’s willingness to confirm a president’s nominees took a downward turn during Donald Trump’s first year in office. Cruz’s office said the senator is committed to using whatever leverage he has to force “mandatory sanctions.” “He believes that those sanctions can still prevent Nord Stream 2 from coming online and that the Biden administration can be convinced …

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Austin wins Senate confirmation as 1st Black Pentagon chief
3 years, 11 months ago

Austin wins Senate confirmation as 1st Black Pentagon chief

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Army’s elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year career, won Senate confirmation Friday to become the nation’s first Black secretary of defense. The White House said Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, told his Afghan counterpart in a phone call Friday that the new …

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Key lines from unveiling of Biden’s health team
4 years, 1 month ago

Key lines from unveiling of Biden’s health team

CNN  

Washington CNN — President-elect Joe Biden introduced top members of his health team on Tuesday and announced the team’s key objectives when he takes office. The President-elect said he would sign an executive order on his first day in office to require masks, “where I can under the law, like federal buildings, interstate travel on planes, trains and buses.” He …

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Joe Biden unveils national security team, including John Kerry
4 years, 1 month ago

Joe Biden unveils national security team, including John Kerry

Daily Mail  

President-elect Joe Biden unveiled his national security team on Tuesday, declaring 'America is back' and ready to lead the world, demonstrating the changed diplomatic tone his administration will take compared to President Donald Trump's. President-elect Biden's National Security Team Antony Blinken, Secretary of State Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Ambassador …

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