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Fed Nominees Move a Step Closer to Confirmation

President Joe Biden’s nominees to the Federal Reserve moved a step closer to confirmation Thursday after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer entered procedural motions for two of them, setting up for a potential vote after lawmakers return from Easter Break on April 25. The filing of the motions on Michigan State University’s Lisa Cook, nominated…


Fate of Biden’s Fed Nominees Unclear After GOP Vote Boycott

Senate Republicans boycotted a Tuesday vote on President Joe Biden’s nominees to fill vacant seats on the Federal Reserve Board, with GOP opposition coalescing around Sarah Bloom Raskin, the White House’s pick for the Fed’s vice chair for bank supervision. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who chairs the Senate Banking Committee, postponed a vote on Biden’s…


40 Federal Judges Confirmed in 2021; Biden Nominates 2 More

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden on Thursday made two final nominations to the federal bench this year as he caps his first year in office with 40 judges confirmed, the most since Ronald Reagan was president. Nancy Gbana Abudu is Biden’s nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in the deep South. The…


US Auto Safety Nominee Hopes to Wrap Up Tesla Investigations ‘Soon’

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration’s nominee to serve as the top auto safety regulator said Thursday he hopes the agency can complete its investigations into electric car maker Tesla soon. Steven Cliff, deputy administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and nominated for the top job, was asked about the agency’s probes into Tesla and he…


Republicans Express Alarm Over Biden’s FCC Nominee

President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Gigi Sohn, has raised concern among Republicans concerning her strong partisan background and associations. GOP leaders have expressed disagreement as Sohn previously led a liberal group called Public Knowledge. Some conservatives fear her leadership could target broadcasters over their politics. Federal Election Commission (FEC)…


Lead Investigator Comes Forward, Says Biden’s BLM Nominee Was ‘Extremely Anti-Government’ and Actively Involved in 1989 Eco-Terrorism Incident

A retired criminal investigator for the Forest Service said in a letter Wednesday that President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management was actively involved in the planning of a 1989 eco-terrorism incident. The retired investigator said the nominee, Tracy Stone-Manning, was “extremely difficult to work with; in fact, she was the…