White House Withdraws Nominee for C.D.C. Director
Dr. Dave Weldon was to have appeared on Thursday in a confirmation hearing before the Senate health committee. He has close ...
Murkowski, Collins expressed concerns prior to White House pulling Weldon nomination
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) and Maine Sen. Susan Collins (R) expressed their concerns over Dave Weldon’s nomination to ...
White House Withdraws Weldon as CDC Nominee
A Republican familiar with the nomination said Dr. Dave Weldon didn’t have the votes in the Senate to be confirmed.
President Trump says he’ll ‘always protect’ Social Security, Medicare benefits — but where will $880 billion in budget cuts come from?
With the House narrowly passing a budget blueprint that calls for at least $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, fears are being ...
Sen. Collins defends cabinet votes as Mainers seek transparency
Representatives from Collins' office said the U.S. Senate switchboard is overloaded, receiving between 1,500 and 1,600 calls per minute.
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How will Congress resolve the budget with just days remaining before funds run out
"There's all kinds of things related to the debt ceiling, some people think of is a bit of budget gimmickry on the Senate side," said Mitchell Miller.
John Fetterman has voted yes on eight of Trump’s cabinet picks so far. How local Senators are voting on confirmations.
President Donald Trump picks every member of his cabinet, but he needs the support of a majority of the Senate for them to be confirmed. A Senate committee questions each nominee in a hearing before ...
Long-term stopgap measure sets up partisan clash
Republicans on Saturday rolled out a long-term stopgap funding bill, challenging Democrats to accept it or risk a partial ...