Category: nominations

LIVE NOW: Senate Judiciary Committee Meets to Discuss Nominations of Judges and Bills

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee meets to discuss nominations and bills at 9:00 a.m. ET on May 4. Nominees are: Michael Arthur Delaney, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit. Charnelle Bjelkengren, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington. S. Kato Crews, to be United States District Judge for…


Senate Judiciary Committee Meets to Discuss Nominations of Judges and Bills

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee meets to discuss nominations and bills at 9:00 a.m. ET on May 4. Nominees are: Michael Arthur Delaney, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit. Charnelle Bjelkengren, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington. S. Kato Crews, to be United States District Judge for…


Toronto Mayoral Campaign Enters Next Phase With Opening of Candidate Nominations

The campaign to elect Toronto’s next mayor is set to begin in earnest today as nominations officially open for prospective candidates. City council formally declared the mayor’s office vacant on Wednesday, roughly six weeks after former mayor John Tory abruptly resigned after admitting to an affair with a member of his staff. A crowded field…


Pennsylvania House Majority Still Unclear as New Speaker Named

Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives will be led by a Democrat who vows to become an independent, was nominated by Republicans, and has ties to Democrat Governor-Elect Josh Shapiro. In a tense nomination process on Tuesday, Rep. Mark Rozzi of Berks County was named Speaker of the House, with 115 members voting for Rozzi and 85…


Select List of Nominees for 2022 Tony Awards

NEW YORK—Select nominations for the 2022 Tony Awards, announced Monday. Best Musical: “Girl From the North Country,” “MJ,” “Mr. Saturday Night,” “Paradise Square,” “Six: The Musical,” “A Strange Loop” Best Play: “Clyde’s,” “Hangmen,” “The Lehman Trilogy,” “The Minutes,” “Skeleton Crew” Best Revival of a Play: “American Buffalo,” “How I Learned to Drive,” “Take Me Out,”…


‘Mank’ Leads Golden Globe Nominees With 6; Netflix Dominates

NEW YORK—After a year where the pandemic nearly emptied movie theaters, Netflix dominated nominations to the 78th Golden Globe Awards on Wednesday, with David Fincher’s “Mank” leading film nominees with six nods and “The Crown” topping all television series. The Globes, delayed about two months due to the coronavirus, tried to muster some of the…