Former Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL), nominee to serve as NASA administrator; Lina Khan, commissioner nominee to the Federal Trade Commission; and Department of Commerce general counsel…
1,408 viewsThe Senate Finance Committee heard testimony from two nominees for the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department. Andrea Palm, HHS deputy secretary nominee, and Chiquita Brooks-LaSure,…
206 viewsJordan Fabian talked about the week ahead at the White House.
188 viewsIn his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Obama outlined his budget and economic goals. In his remarks he urged the nation to remain hopeful as it confronted the…
2,887 viewsIn his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Bush outlined his budget and economic goals. He offered a plan that would provide a $1.6 trillion tax cut, pay off $2 trillion…
5,297 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for Kristen Clarke to be assistant attorney general for civil rights and Todd Kim to be assistant attorney general for the…
1,500 viewsLisa Mascaro previewed the week ahead in Congress and President Biden’s legislative agenda.
66 viewsPresident Bill Clinton announced his economic program in his first address to a joint session of Congress. He proposed a stringent system of tax increases and spending cuts intended to reduce the federal…
3,520 viewsPresident Ronald Reagan delivered his economic address to a joint session of Congress. This was President Reagan’s first speech before the House and Senate.
2,533 viewsSenator Mike Lee (R-UT) talked about executive power under the Constitution.
80 viewsFEMA administrator nominee Deanne Criswell testified at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The New York City Emergency Management…
1,031 viewsSamantha Power, President Biden’s nominee for administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), testified at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing. The…
3,041 viewsJulie Su, President Biden’s nominee to serve as the deputy labor secretary, testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. At the time of this hearing, she was serving as…
1,034 viewsDuquesne University president Ken Gormley taught a class looking at constitutional issues that arose during the presidencies of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. He gave particular focus to the Watergate…
509 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for deputy attorney general nominee Lisa Monaco and associate attorney general nominee Vanita Gupta. The two former Obama administration officials spoke…
4,329 viewsThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a confirmation hearing for Wendy Sherman to be deputy secretary of state and Brian McKeon to be deputy secretary of state for Management and…
1,280 viewsPresident Biden’s nominees to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) appeared before the Senate Banking Committee for a…
5,576 viewsThe Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for Shalanda Young to serve as the White House deputy budget director and Jason Miller to serve…
1,214 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee voted 15-7 to send Judge Merrick Garland’s attorney general nomination to the full Senate. Republicans Tom Cotton (AR), John Kennedy (LA), Mike Lee (UT), Marsha Blackburn…
4,867 viewsDeputy Energy Secretary Nominee David Turk testified at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The former Obama administration official fielded…
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