In pursuit of the White House : how we choose our presidential nomineesA readable informative guide to the strategic prenomination environment that structures our choices on election day. Beginning with the invisible primary period of early political maneuvering, this volume brings together timely ...
For Republicans, there are usually two prizes in the Iowa caucuses: delegates and bragging rights. Iowa Republican voters will indicate their picks for the party's presidential nominee, and the results of that vote will determine how many of the state's 40 convention delegates each candidate wil...
Sen.John Thune, a South Dakota Republican who last week waselected to serve as Senate majority leaderin the new Congress, said "all options are on the table" to swiftly approve Trump's nominees after he takes office, including recess appointments. He's suggested that while the typical confirm...
Ramakrishnan said that could set up another bit of history next year, with two non-white vice presidential nominees facing off on stage together for the first time. "I think both Haley and Ramaswamy have tried to position themselves in ways that wouldn't rule out Trump...
After campaigning on a platform dedicated to shaking up Washington, Donald Trump has selected Cabinet members who come from Congress, the military and the corporate world. Most of the positions are subject to confirmation by the Senate. See who Trump has
FILE - Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign event, Sept. 27, 2024 in Walker, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) The team that President-electDonald Trumphas selected to lead federa...
Cowan, then a law student who’d worked for McCarthy’s campaign, organized the Commission on the Democratic Selection of Presidential Nominees to consider whether the party needed to change its rules. This led the Democratic Party to adopt new rules giving more power to primary elections in se...
How is the Speaker of the House selected?The House of Representatives:The House of Representatives is the most democratic institution in the United States with the representatives apportioned on the basis of population. The House contains 435 seats which are subject to elections every two years....
The one-time presidential candidate has been in the Senate in 2013 after previously serving as a mayor of Newark, New Jersey. All of the elections were unanimous, per the aide. The chair for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has not yet been publicly selected, but is expected to ...
“We have a lot of excellent nominees to work through,” Schumer said on the floor. The Senate confirmed 234 judges during Trump’s first term in office, a tally Democrats and the Biden White House are hoping to eclipse during the lame duck. ...