Senate Ends Hagel Filibuster, Clearing Path for Confirmation
With a 71-to-27 vote, the Senate has cleared the way for Chuck Hagel’s confirmation as defense secretary, despite complaints from Republicans about his readiness for the job.read more
View ArticleHagel swears in as defense chief after bruising confirmation battle
Decorated Vietnam veteran Chuck Hagel was sworn in as U.S. defense secretary on Wednesday after a bruising Senate confirmation battle, and promised to renew old U.S. alliances and forge new ones...
View ArticleSenate confirms Lew as next Treasury Secretary
The Senate has confirmed Jack Lew, a former budget director and chief of staff to the president, as the next Secretary of the Treasury. The vote was 71 to 26.
View ArticlePresident Obama to name Edith Ramirez head of Federal Trade Commission
President Barack Obama intends to name Edith Ramirez the chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, a White House official said on Thursday.read more
View ArticleObama to tap Walmart's Burwell for budget chief
A senior administration official says President Barack Obama will nominate Walmart's Sylvia Burwell as his budget chief.
View ArticleObama announces cabinet picks for budget office, EPA, energy
President Barack Obama announced three nominees for his second term cabinet on Monday, choosing a philanthropy expert to run the White House budget office, an air quality expert to run the...
View ArticleSusan Rice as national security adviser? U.N. ambassador said to be...
Susan E. Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who lost out in a bruising bid for the job of secretary of state, may have the last laugh.read more
View ArticleObama nominates Tom Perez as Secretary of Labor
President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Tom Perez, head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, as labor secretary, a cabinet member who will play a key role in the administration's...
View ArticleObama to name Julia Pierson as new Secret Service director
President Obama will appoint Julia Pierson, a veteran U.S. Secret Service agent and senior official, as the first female director of the agency, White House officials said Tuesday. Pierson, 53, began...
View ArticleMary Jo White Confirmed By Senate As SEC Chairman
The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed former federal prosecutor Mary Jo White as the new head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the agency tasked with policing Wall Street and writing new...
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