Vice President-elect Kamala Harris submitted her resignation from her seat in the U.S. Senate on Jan. 18, two days before Inauguration Day. “As I resign from the Senate, I am preparing to take an oath that would have me preside over it,” Harris wrote in her resignation letter. “As senator-turned-Vice-President Walter Mondale once pointed out, the…
Confirmation Hearing for Biden’s Director of Intelligence Nominee Postponed
January 15, 2021
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The confirmation hearing for President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence (DNI) has been postponed to next week, the Senate Intelligence Committee announced on Thursday. The confirmation hearing for Biden’s spy chief nominee Avril Haines was initially scheduled to take place virtually on Friday. “Despite the unusual circumstances on Capitol Hill, the committee is working…
Biden Team Urges Senate to Quickly Confirm National Security Nominees
Officials for Joe Biden’s transition team are urging the Senate to quickly confirm the president-elect’s national security team. “Our national security is at stake as the United States fights its way out of this unprecedented public health crisis and historic economic downturn,” Andrew Bates, spokesman for the team, told Fox News. “And in the face of…
McConnell Won’t Reconvene Senate for Impeachment Trial This Week
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will not reconvene the Senate this week for an impeachment trial. The Senate is currently out of session but Democrats hoped to reconvene to start a trial. The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives is expected to vote Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump. McConnell’s team called staffers for Senate Minority…
Senate Committee Schedules Confirmation Hearing for Biden’s Secretary of State Nominee
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations scheduled a hearing for Jan. 19 for the confirmation of Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of state. The hearing will take place one day prior to the inauguration on Jan. 20. Blinken served as the Democratic staff director for the committee from 2002 to 2008. From…
Schumer: First Order of Business in Democratic-Controlled Senate is Emergency COVID-19 Relief
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday a Senate under his control would focus first on passing further emergency COVID-19 relief and confirming President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominees. “As our first order of legislative business, please prepare to address additional COVID emergency relief legislation,” Schumer said in a letter to fellow Democrats. The caucus…
Senate Announces Bipartisan Probe Into ‘Security Failures’ in Capitol Breach
Senators on Friday announced a bipartisan probe into how the U.S. Capitol Police and other agencies allowed protesters to breach the Capitol building on Jan. 6. “It is our duty as bipartisan leaders of the Senate committees with jurisdiction over homeland security, oversight and Capitol operations to examine the security failures that led to Wednesday’s…
Sen. David Perdue Concedes to Democrat Jon Ossoff
Republican David Perdue announced Friday he is conceding to Democrat Jon Ossoff for one of two Georgia Senate races, which came after Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) conceded to Democrat Raphael Warnock. “Bonnie and I are deeply grateful for the support millions of Georgians have shown us this year and in the six years since we…
David Perdue Concedes to Democrat Jon Ossoff
Republican David Perdue announced Friday he is conceding to Democrat Jon Ossoff for one of two Georgia Senate races, which came after Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) conceded to Democrat Raphael Warnock. “Bonnie and I are deeply grateful for the support millions of Georgians have shown us this year and in the six years since we…
House, Senate Reject Challenges to Electoral College Votes From Arizona
The House of Representatives and Senate late Wednesday voted against a move to object to Arizona’s electoral votes. The chambers each voted on the measure following a breach by a group of rioters of the Capitol building while other protesters were gathered outside. It is unclear who instigated the breach of the building. The Senate overwhelmingly voted…
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