Washington Republikeinse sen. Susan Collins sal teen die benoeming van Neera Tanden as leier van die kantoor vir bestuur en begroting stem, haar kans om bevestig te word nadat die Demokratiese Sen.. Joe Manchin of West Virginia aangekondig his opposition last week.
Murkowski to meet with Tanden on Monday as confirmation remains on the rocks
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Republikeinse sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska will meet on Monday with Neera Tanden, the Biden administration's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN. Tanden's con...
McConnell says he’ll ‘absolutely’ support Trump in 2024 if he’s the GOP nominee
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he would "absoluut" support former President Donald Trump if he became the GOP presidential nominee in 2024, a notable commitment following his recent blisterin...
Tanden’s nomination hangs by a thread as Democrats have yet to abandon her
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Senate Democrats and the White House are not yet abandoning the nomination of Neera Tanden to serve as President Joe Biden's budget director -- even though her confirmation hinges on the backing of two moderate sena...
Becerra expected to face heat over lack of experience but stress his personal and professional history at confirmation hearing
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President Joe Biden's nominee for the nation's top health position Xavier Becerra will stress his upbringing as a son of a Mexican immigrant, his father's recent passing and his history expanding health care access ...
'N Demokratiese senator vra dat die prysverhogings van aardgas tydens ernstige winterstorms ondersoek moet word
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Demokratiese sen. Tina Smith van Minnesota het Saterdag 'n brief aan reguleerders gestuur om 'n ondersoek na moontlike prysgieting van aardgas in Texas en ander gebiede wat deur ernstige winterstorms hierdie maand geraak word, te stuur..
Ivanka Trump tells Marco Rubio she won’t challenge him for Florida Senate seat
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Ivanka Trump has no plans as of late to run for the US Senate -- at least not in Florida. A representative for Ivanka Trump told CNN she spoke with Sen. Marco Rubio and that Trump has no plans to challenge the Flori...
Arizona schools won’t use letter grades this year because of pandemic
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill on Monday that will suspend the use of a letter grade system in schools statewide, due to how disrupted this school year has been by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. "Today I s...
Why won’t Rand Paul just wear a mask?
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Watching the Senate impeachment trial, you might have noticed something: There's one senator never wearing a mask despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. That one senator is Rand Paul of Kentucky. Paul has long ta...
Hier is * presies * waarom hierdie Republikeinse senator sy stem in die Senaat-beskuldigingsverhoor verander het
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Enigiemand wat op die eerste dag van die Senaat se beskuldigingsverhoor die rugsteunaanbiedings van die huisbeskuldigingsbestuurders en die voormalige president Donald Trump se regspan dopgehou het, kon sien dat dit 'n groot m ....
Merrick Garland, Biden’s pick for attorney general, has confirmation hearing set for February 22
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President Joe Biden's nominee for attorney general, Judge Merrick Garland, is scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 22 en 23 for his confirmation hearing. The dates were announced b...
Biden hopes Trump’s impeachment won’t derail agenda
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Washington As his predecessor is tried in the US Capitol this week for inciting a deadly riot, President Joe Biden will work to keep his first-100-days agenda on track from the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue. He'll...
Hierdie Republikeinse senator het 'n heeltemal wilde teorie oor die beskuldigingsverhoor
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Op Dinsdag, die Senaat sal die beskuldigingsverhoor van oudpresident Donald Trump begin oor 'n aanklag dat hy die opstand in Januarie by die Amerikaanse Capitol aangehits het 6. En Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson dink hy weet ...