WASHINGTON -- For all the drama generated every four years by Cabinet appointments, defeat of a nominee by a vote in the Senate is extremely rare. The only time a nominee by a new president was ...
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche began meeting with Republican senators Monday as he launches a monthlong confirmation ...
It is sad that every U.S. Supreme Court vacancy sets off a political feeding frenzy in Washington and throughout the country. It is as if any new appointee is expected to be a super legislator rather ...
Article II of the Constitution requires that the sitting president nominate individuals to the Supreme Court and the Senate provide “advice and consent.” This is for the purpose of separation of ...