Two Senate committees delayed confirmation votes for President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the White House budget office, signaling that party leaders may believe there isn’t enough support for the nominee. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and the Senate Budget Committee were scheduled to vote on Feb. 24 on Neera Tanden’s nomination to…
Senate Panels Delay Votes on OMB Nominee as White House Holds Firm
US Senate Confirms Tom Vilsack as Biden’s Agriculture Secretary
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Tom Vilsack to head the Department of Agriculture, returning the former Iowa governor to the job he held under ex-President Barack Obama. The 100-member Senate approved Vilsack 92-7. He needed a simple majority in the Democratic-controlled chamber to be confirmed. As secretary of the sprawling department, Vilsack will oversee…
US Senate Confirms Biden U.N. Nominee Thomas-Greenfield
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee, veteran diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield, to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, adding a key member to his national security team nearly a month after her confirmation hearing. The 100-member Senate backed Thomas-Greenfield by 78 to 20 to be Washington’s representative at the world…
US Senate Confirms Biden UN Nominee Thomas-Greenfield
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee, veteran diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield, to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, adding a key member to his national security team nearly a month after her confirmation hearing. The 100-member Senate backed Thomas-Greenfield by 78 to 20 to be Washington’s representative at the world…
Arizona Senate Passes Bill Strengthening Its Investigative Powers Amid Maricopa County Vote Audit Dispute
The Arizona Senate passed a bill Thursday that would grant the Arizona legislature the authority to subpoena election records like ballots and tabulating equipment, and ignore any laws to the contrary. The Senate passed Senate Bill 1408 on its third reading in the state’s upper chamber along a 16–14 party-line vote, with Republicans voting for and Democrats…
Milwaukee Bucks Executive Alex Lasry Announces Run for Ron Johnson’s Senate Seat
Alex Lasry, a 33-year-old Milwaukee Bucks executive and son of a billioinaire, announced Wednesday that he’ll be gunning for Sen. Ron Johnson’s (R-Wis.) Senate seat in the 2022 mid-term election. Lasry, a Democrat whose first job out of college was as an aide in the Obama White House, made the announcement in a YouTube video,…
Senators Invite Past and Present Security Heads to Testify at Hearing on Capitol Breach
Three former top security officials in Congress who resigned in the immediate wake of the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol have been invited to testify over their responsibilities in the incident before a panel of Senators next week. Following a failed effort from Congress to link former President Donald Trump’s speech to the…
North Carolina GOP Chairman: Lara Trump Would Be Candidate to Beat If She Ran for US Senate
The chairman of the Republican Party in North Carolina believes Lara Trump would be the candidate to beat if she decided to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) in 2022. “She would have immediate attention and interest from across the state. She did a fantastic job…
Perdue Files Paperwork Showing He Is Exploring 2022 Run
Former Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on Monday showing that he is considering a run for the U.S. Senate in 2022. Perdue lost the 2020 election to Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) and would be up against Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), who defeated then-Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler in the…
Trump Insiders Confident Lara Trump Will Win If She Runs for US Senate in North Carolina
Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, would instantly become the candidate to beat if she chose to run for the U.S. Senate to succeed retiring North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, according to people in the Trump family’s political orbit. “She would immediately galvanize conservative support, and not just because her last name…
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