Washington —Vice President Kamala Harris has seen a growing number of Republicans endorse her in the2024 electionin the days leading up to and following thepresidential debatewith former President Donald Trump, as the two candidates arelocked in a tight race. Harris and Trump went head-to-head ...
President Trump has said he wants former Congressman David Weldonto serveas the CDC director. But under a law passed by Congressin December 2022, Weldon must be confirmed by the Senate before starting in the position. Onpaper, CDC's Principal Deputy Director Dr. Nirav Shah is typically suppose...
Glenn Branch, the centre’s deputy director, cautions that setting state-level science standards is only one limited benchmark in a country that decentralises decisions to local school boards. Even if a state is considered a high performer in its science standards, “that does not mean it will...
Ashley Moody in the Senate: What will that look like? Big picture view: Sen. Marco Rubio has not yet resigned from the senate, but he is expected to do so as he goes through the confirmation hearings to be secretary of state, as tapped by President-elect Trump. ...
She assumed office on December 1 as First Executive Vice-President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, which involves favoring certain companies who call themselves green. In an interview with the Guardian, Ribera “bemoaned” climate change “denialism” and “delayism,” such as that “...
Jackson’s nomination is subject to confirmation by the Senate, where Democrats hold the majority by a razor-thin 50-50 margin with Vice President Kamala Harris as the tie-breaker. Party leaders have promised swift but deliberate consideration of the president’s nominee. ...
Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI and an ardent supporter of the president-elect, has vowed to help dismantle the same organization he’s poised to lead. The former public defender is widely viewed as a controversial figure and one whose value to the president-elect largely...
Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin, the current chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called Patel “an unqualified loyalist,” and Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy on Sunday said Patel’s “only qualification is … he agrees with Donald Trump that the Department of Justice should serve to punish, lo...
The president-elect's pick for Pentagon chief, along with the heads of other military branches, are still waiting Senate confirmation.
Today we’re talking to Samuel Skinner, a corporate attorney who also served as chief of staff to President George H.W. Bush and before that was Transportation secretary also in the Bush administration. Our conversation, edited for length and clarity, is below. ...