Cabinet February 8, 2017 Trump facing historic delays in confirmation push One thing is clear: This year's Cabinet confirmation process is one of the slowest in history.
Appointments February 7, 2017 DeVos confirmed as education secretary, Pence casts historic tie-breaking vote School choice advocate Betsy DeVos was narrowly confirmed Tuesday as the next education secretary despite deep opposition from teachers unions and other groups, after Vice President Pence intervened to cast a historic tie-breaking vote.
Appointments February 3, 2017 Pence could play historic role to break deadlock on Education secretary pick Betsy DeVos cleared a major hurdle in the Senate Friday in her bid to become the next Education secretary – but likely will need Vice President Pence’s help getting over the finish line next week.
Appointments February 1, 2017 Senate confirms Tillerson as secretary of State, in GOP push to fill Trump Cabinet The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Rex Tillerson as secretary of State, as part of a fast-paced day for majority Republicans who also pushed past Democratic resistance to advance three other President Trump Cabinet picks to a final vote.
Appointments February 1, 2017 Republicans push back on Trump's pick for Education secretary In back-to-back speeches from the Senate floor, a pair of Republican senators on Wednesday broke rank and said they’d oppose the nomination of Betsy DeVos as Education secretary.
Supreme Court February 1, 2017 Sen. McConnell: 'We're going to get the judge confirmed' Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., vowed Tuesday night that President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick would be confirmed by the Senate.
Appointments January 30, 2017 Tillerson clears Senate procedural hurdle, Democrats delay two Trump nominations President Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state cleared a key Senate procedural hurdle Monday as Democrats delayed scheduled committee votes on two other nominations.
Appointments January 23, 2017 Trump's Cabinet picks face questions from both parties; McConnell 'confident' The Senate is expected on Monday to hold its confirmation vote on President Trump’s pick for CIA director, Kansas GOP Rep. Mike Pompeo. But the chamber’s Republican and Democratic leaders this weekend offered sharply different perspectives about the future of the president’s 20-plus Cabinet nominees.
Trump Transition January 18, 2017 Senate panel approves Mattis for defense post The Senate Armed Services Committee has overwhelmingly approved President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary.
Appointments January 13, 2017 Trump nominations boost early endorser’s prospects in SC governor race An early Donald Trump supporter could reap a political windfall from the president-elect’s nomination decisions – which are poised to help clear his path to the South Carolina governor’s mansion.
Appointments January 12, 2017 Does America need a surgeon general? The controversy over nominee Vivek Murthy raises a question over whether the country still needs a top doc.
