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The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for five of President Biden’s judicial nominees. The first panel comprised Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson, nominated to the U.S.…

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for President Biden’s nominees for national cyber director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure…

The Senate Armed Services Committee considered the Defense Department nominations of Frank Kendall for Air Force secretary, Heidi Shyu for research and engineering undersecretary, and Susanna Blume for…

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for Kiran Ahuja as director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and for Anton Hajjar,…

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…

The 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,…

The 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…

FEMA administrator nominee Deanne Criswell testified at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The New York City Emergency Management…

Samantha 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…

Julie 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…

The 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…

The 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…

President 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…

The 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…

Surgeon General nominee Dr. Vivek Murthy and Assistant Secretary for Health nominee Dr. Rachel Levine testified at their confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions…

The 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…

Deputy Energy Secretary Nominee David Turk testified at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The former Obama administration official fielded…

The Senate Budget Committee held a confirmation hearing for Shalanda Young to serve as deputy director of the White House budget office (Office of Management and Budget, or OMB). Ms. Young…

Miguel Cardona, Biden administration education secretary nominee, testified before the Senate Education Committee on his confirmation hearing. Mr. Cardona answered questions on a variety of…

The Senate Finance Committee held a confirmation hearing on Xavier Becerra’s nomination to serve as Health and Human Services secretary in the Biden administration. Lawmakers questioned Mr.…