December 21, 2015 Obama will nominate Baucus as ambassador to China President Barack Obama will nominate retiring Sen. Max Baucus of Montana to serve as ambassador to China.
December 21, 2015 Senate confirms Mayorkas to Homeland Security post despite probe The Senate on Friday confirmed a controversial official for the No. 2 position at the Department of Homeland Security, despite Republican concerns that he's the subject of an ongoing internal investigation.
December 21, 2015 Senate deal on Obama nominees pushes Yellen vote to January The Senate will vote on the nomination of Janet Yellen to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve in January.
December 21, 2015 Reid hopes to speed Senate consideration on budget Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he'll meet with his Republican counterpart Mitch McConnell to discuss whether they can speed things up in the Senate and move on a budget agreement and a defense policy bill more quickly.
December 21, 2015 Senate confirmed President Obama's pick for Secretary of the Air Force The Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama's pick to serve as Secretary of the Air Force, continuing a series of round-the-clock confirmation votes.
December 21, 2015 Senators clash over Obama nominees Senate Republicans, in a final protest before the holiday break against what they've called a Democratic "power grab," are staging an around-the-clock speech-spree to stall some of President Obama's nominees.
December 21, 2015 'Under a cloud': Dems advance DHS pick despite claims of political favors Democratic senators appeared to gloss over new allegations -- as well as an internal investigation -- against a Homeland Security nominee, voting Wednesday to advance his nomination over the stiff objections of Republicans.
December 21, 2015 Obama's pick for IRS commissioner vows to restore public trust in the agency President Obama's choice to head the Internal Revenue Service told senators Tuesday he will work to restore public trust in the agency in the wake of the tea party scandal even as the IRS takes on new responsibilities administering the president's health care law.
December 21, 2015 Homeland Security watchdog resigns under ethics cloud, gets new job The chief watchdog for the Department of Homeland Security has stepped down from his post under a gathering cloud of allegations about his own conduct, just days before he was set to testify before the Senate.
December 20, 2015 Filibuster Fallout: Reid maneuver could send ‘wrecking ball’ through talks on key legislation Democrats who claimed victory -- including President Obama -- in stripping the Senate minority of its power to block nominations may have done so at the sacrifice of the president's legislative agenda.
