Republicans hold 53 seats in the Senate, and nominations require a simple majority, meaning many of Mr. Trump's picks should be comfortably confirmed. Others could face an uphill battle if only a handful of GOP senators oppose their nominations. Here's the hearing schedule, in order of appear...
The Senate will be working five-day weeks straight until the week of March 17 under the chamber’s 2025 schedule, obtained Thursday by POLITICO. Senators would depart after Aug. 1 for their annual extended summer break from Washington. By Anthony Adragna and Ursula Perano12/05/2024, 1:45pm...
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Doug Burgum, Trump’s pick to run the Interior Department, was the first: He had been slated for a hearing Tuesday, too, but it was bumped to Thursday. Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said Sunday in a CBS News interview that director of national intelligence pick Tulsi ...
During his confirmation hearing, Kennedy tried to distance himself from his past statements and positions as a vaccine skeptic. But he also refused to disavow his efforts to promote a thoroughly debunked link between vaccines and autism, despite pleas from Sen.Bill Cassidy(R-La.). ...
Democratic Texas Senator Sarah Eckhardt of Austin tells Jack Fink why she voted against the bail reform constitutional amendment that was passed in the State Senate. Huffman says Texas has "one of the highest pre-trial detention rates in the nation," indicating that the state is "over-detaining...
Dr. Peter Marks testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing to examine an update from Federal officials on efforts to combat COVID-19, May 11, 2021, in Washington.Jim Lo Scalzo/AP, FILE The goal, FDA officials said, wou...
1:00pm – 2:00pm CBLDF: The History of the Comics Code – 60 years ago this month, comics were put on trial in a nationally televised Senate subcommittee hearing that had shattering repercussions for this great American artform. The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund presents the shocking history...
That same joint statement, issued by the Democratic leaders in both the House and Senate, added, "The president has explicitly stated his intention to manipulate the Postal Service to deny eligible voters access to the ballot in pursuit of his own re-election. Alarmingly, the Po...
Bridenstine also suggested the House follow the same approach to the dilemma that the Senate did, "fencing" the 2020 request based on what those numbers turned out to be. He also appeared to lay the groundwork for justifying large budgets early in the program. "If we go inexpensive early,...