The vice president dismissed the so-called "Biden Rule" on judicial nominee hearings during election years Thursday and insisted that President Barack Obama's pick for the Supreme Court should get a Senate hearing. "It's frankly ridiculous … there is no Biden Rule," Vice President Joe Biden ...
As Biden said, like his other cabinet picks, these climate, energy and environment nominees and appointees arebrilliant, qualified and tested, and barrier-busting, precedent-breaking, historic, “a cabinet that looks like America, that taps into the best of America.” The contrast to Trump, who...
Early on, we’ll see just how Biden does getting his administration through the Senate confirmation process, to say nothing of his judicial nominees. Kaleigh RogersNov. 7, 8:38 pm A 2020 twist to these victory speeches: car honking. Many attendees are in cars in order to be socially ...
The Democratic National Convention was still weeks away and, with Biden's endorsement, Vice President Kamala Harris became the frontrunner as the Democratic nominee. Both Harris and Trump were the official nominees and, when the election was decided, Trump was once again elected as ...
Trump ticked off how more than 200 of his judicial nominees, including two Supreme Court justices, over 50 circuit court judges and over 150 district court judges, have been confirmed to date. He went on to suggest he doesn't have the time to be "presidential" because he's moving so qu...
office saw many “firsts” for the United States, including the use of social media as a dominant form of communication to the American public. Trump made numerous judicial appointments, implemented strict border and immigration controls, and sought to protect US interests in foreign t...
ago. After taking office, her schedule was limited by the coronavirus pandemic and her obligations on Capitol Hill. With the U.S. Senate evenly divided, she was often called on to cast tiebreaking votes, eventuallysetting a recordas she helped advance judicial nominee...
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At a rally in Nashville, Trump responded to the ruling, saying: "This is, in the opinion of many, an unprecedented judicial overreach.” Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Judge Theodore D. Chuang of Maryland also blocked the ban the following day, and in subsequent months, the ban was...
Senate evenly divided, she was often called on to cast tiebreaking votes, eventually setting a record as she helped advance judicial nominees and landmark legislation. “She had to find her role,” said Joel Goldstein, a historian who has studied the vice presidency. ”It took some ...