December 20, 2015 Senate confirms new US ambassadors to Iraq, Egypt The Senate has confirmed new U.S. ambassadors to Iraq and Egypt after lengthy delays.
December 20, 2015 Senate confirms first openly gay black federal judge By a 98-0 vote Tuesday, senators approved President Barack Obama's choice of Darrin Gayles to join a district court in Florida.
December 20, 2015 Sen. Paul tries to block Obama's 'political' surgeon general nominee Sen. Rand Paul is trying to block the nomination of President Obama’s surgeon general nominee, Dr. Vivek Murthy, over what he calls “serious concerns” about Murthy’s leadership in a group that promotes ObamaCare and gun control.
December 20, 2015 Revolt in the ranks: Foreign Service group demands better qualified diplomats After a string of rocky confirmation hearings for President Obama's diplomatic nominees, the group representing America's Foreign Service professionals signaled Friday that it's had enough.
December 20, 2015 Obama choice to run controversial immigration program faces a fight Hard questions about a controversial investor-visa program await President Barack Obama's choice to head the embattled U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
December 20, 2015 Obama's ambassador pick for Norway bobbles Senate history test, but still likely to nab job The next American ambassador to Norway may want to brush up on his history – and his current events – before he heads over to represent the United States.
December 20, 2015 Obama’s nominee for Pentagon post implicated in alleged theft of CIA documents The Obama administration's nominee for a senior legal position at the Pentagon is one of the congressional staffers accused by Republicans and intelligence officials of stealing classified documents from the Central Intelligence Agency, Fox News has learned -- and the controversy could imperil her shot at a major career promotion.
December 20, 2015 Obama’s nominee to lead Social Security agency left dangling Even as the Senate plows through votes on nearly two-dozen Obama nominees, at least one controversial pick could be left dangling amid objections from Republicans over an ongoing investigation into a troubled computer project.
December 20, 2015 Senate confirms Obama immigration nominee A divided Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama's pick to head the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
December 20, 2015 Growing divide among Senate Republicans on spending bill? Republican aren’t mincing words about some in their own party as the political divide grows and the deadline to pass a spending bill nears.
