RALEIGH While no votes have been held in the General Assembly this week, the N.C. Senate did hold the session’s first committee meeting Tuesday to discuss the forthcoming process for Senate confirmation of Gov. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. Democrats in the U.S. Senate chose to boycott the Senate Finance Committee meeting Tuesday in an effort to delay the confirmation of two of Pres. Donald Trump’s cabinet nominations. The rules of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. President Donald Trump is set to unveil his pick for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday as Democrats, still fuming over the Republican-led Senate’s refusal to act on […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. President Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, due to be named on Tuesday evening, could have an immediate impact on cases already pending before the justices. The nine-seat court has […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. The deeply divided U.S. Senate Education Committee on Tuesday agreed to send to President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. education secretary, Betsy DeVos, to the full chamber for confirmation, but comments ahead […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. The Senate Energy Committee overwhelmingly approves Trump nominee Rick Perry to head the Energy Department. Perry’s nomination now heads to the full chamber for a final vote.Perry’s 3-1/2-hour hearing before the Senate […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. government has granted waivers to let 872 refugees into the country this week, despite President Donald Trump’s executive order on Friday temporarily banning entry of refugees from any country, according […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to confirm Elaine Chao to run the U.S. Transportation Department, the agency that overseas aviation, vehicle, train and pipeline safety. Chao served as U.S. labor […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. At noon eastern time, President Donald J. Trump was sworn into office as the 45th president of the United States of America. Surrounded by his wife and five children, the president was […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. Donald Trump began the ceremonial events leading up to his swearing-in later on Friday as the 45th president of the United States, when he will take power over a divided country after […]
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