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Senate confirms 1st female Army secretary, then rescinds it Majority Leader Chuck Schumer did not immediately provide an explanation for why Christine Wormuths initial Senate confirmation was rescinded a few hours later. Author: Andrew Weil Updated: 9:02 AM CDT May 27, 2021 WASHINGTON — Christine Wormuth appeared to make history Wednesday night when the U.S. Senate confirmed her as the first woman to serve in the Armys top civilian post - until the Senate rever...

Christine Wormuth was confirmed unanimously by the Senate Thursday becoming the first female secretary of the Army  The confirmation came after a procedural hiccup that saw her confirmed and then unconfirmed only to be reconfirmed in under 24 hours  In a strange twist, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, asked the Senate to rescind Wormuths nomination  Politico quoted a Senate Armed Services Committee aide attributing it to a mix-up on the floor  Defense News reported...

  Share Source: CSPAN The Senate confirmed Kristen Clarke to serve as Associate Attorney General for the Department of Justices Civil Rights Decision in the Biden administration, by a vote of 51 to 48. GOP Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) crossed the aisle to support Clarke’s confirmation. 51-48, Senate confirms Kristen Clarke as assistant AG to lead the Justice Departments civil rights division.— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) May 25, 2021 Confirmed, 51-48: Executive Calendar #124 Kristen M. Clar...

The Rules Dems Could Change To Keep The Tom Cottons Of The Senate From Delaying Biden Noms’ Confirmations For now, it’s just one Senator threatening to hold up a small number of nominees, but if his tactic is successful at hamstringing their partisan rival, it’s only a matter of time before other Republicans follow Tom Cotton’s lead. WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) looks on as Treasury Secret...

  Share Source: AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File The Senate confirmed Vanita Gupta, President Bidens nominee to serve as Associate Attorney General, by a slim margin of 51-49. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) joined Democrats in advancing Guptas nomination. Even if Murkowski had not voted to confirm her, Vice President Kamala Harris would have broken a tie vote.  Confirmed, 51-49: Executive Calendar #62 Vanita Gupta to be Associate Attorney General @TheJusticeDept— Senate Cloakroom (@Sena...

  Share Source: AP Photo/Al Goldis, File The Senate confirmed President Biden’s 10th cabinet member on Thursday afternoon, as a few nominees face bipartisan pushback. Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) was confirmed by the Senate to serve as Biden’s Secretary of Energy.  While she received bipartisan support, Granholm’s vote was closer than other nominees brought forth by the president. The Senate confirmed her by a vote of 64-35.  64-35: Senate confirms former Michigan De...

Highlights Given the U.S. Senates 50-50 split, a power-sharing agreement is necessary to determine how Senate committees and floor procedure will operate for the 117th Congress. The agreement was adopted by unanimous consent on Feb. 3, 2021. The agreement is largely based on the Senates power-sharing agreement that was forged two decades ago for the 107th Congress, and governs certain aspects of committee makeup, discharge procedures and procedures on the Senate floor. This Holland & Knight ale...

Organizing the Senate The Senate ended weeks of uncertainty yesterday when it approved an organizing resolution for the 117th Congress. The breakthrough came after Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced that they had reached an agreement [1] on how to share power in the evenly divided Senate. While Schumer replaced McConnell as Senate majority leader last month thanks to Vice President Kamala Harris’s tie-breaking vote, his fellow Demo...

  Share Source: AP Photo/John Locher The Senate voted to confirm another one of President Biden’s cabinet nominees, the fifth one thus far. By a vote of 56-43 Alejandro Mayorkas was approved by the upper chamber to serve as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).  Confirmed, 56-43: Executive Calendar #4, Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of Homeland Security @DHSgov— Senate Cloakroom (@SenateCloakroom) February 2, 2021 While serving...

The Senate confirmed another of President Biden’s cabinet nominations on Monday afternoon, the third thus far. With bipartisan support for her confirmation, Janet Yellen will serve as Treasury Secretary in