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Pete Buttigieg becomes first openly gay Senate-confirmed Cabinet secretary Nicholas Wu and Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY Pete Buttigieg becomes first openly gay Senate-confirmed Cabinet secretary Replay Video UP NEXT WASHINGTON – Pete Buttigieg was confirmed as Transportation Secretary Tuesday as the first openly gay Cabinet secretary to be confirmed by the Senate.  Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., and a Democratic presidential candidate, received overwhel...

Pete Buttigieg becomes first openly gay cabinet secretary confirmed by U.S. Senate Metro 2/2/2021 © Provided by Metro WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pete Buttigieg was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday on an 86-13 vote to head the U.S. Transportation Department, the first openly gay U.S. Cabinet secretary confirmed by lawmakers. Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who challenged Joe Biden for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, will oversee aviation, highways, veh...

Live updates: Biden to sign orders on immigration; House impeachment managers to lay out case against Trump John Wagner © Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post President Biden speaks and signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on Jan. 20. President Biden plans Tuesday to sign executive orders “modernizing” the immigration system, including one that aims to identify and reunite hundreds of families who were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border by the Tru...

news Biden kicks off inclusive LGBT agenda © Getty Images Pro-LGBT Biden supporters in West Hollywood celebrate his victory last year President Joe Biden has had an energetic first few days in setting out his wide-ranging agenda on LGBT rights. Many advocates commended the decision to include pronoun choices in the White House contact form. The new president has also addressed workplace discrimination and transgender rights in the military. This focus on LGBT rights is being seen as a marke...

5 of the most powerful LGBT politicians in the world: from Joe Biden’s cabinet pick Pete Buttigieg, to Germany’s Jens Spahn and the gay prime ministers of Serbia and Luxembourg Saul Lipchik Openly gay international politicians, from left: Ana Brnabić, Xavier Bettel, Jens Spahn, Pete Buttigieg, Grant Robertson. Photo: @anabrnabic, @xavier.bettel, @jensspahn, @pete.buttigieg, @grantrobertsonmp/Instagram Just a few decades ago it would have been all but inconceivable for a po...

Pete Buttigieg congratulated for masterclass confirmation hearing as he’s set to be first openly gay cabinet member Oliver OConnell © Provided by The Independent Pete Buttigieg was lauded for his performance at his confirmation hearing at which he appears to have gained bipartisan support from committee members. Democratic Senator Jon Tester of Montana effusively praised Mr Buttigieg for his preparation and the detailed policy knowledge he demonstrated: “You have put on a ...

McConnell seeks to delay Trump impeachment trial until February; Congress approves waiver for Austin to lead Pentagon John Wagner, Felicia Sonmez, Seung Min Kim, Karoun Demirjian Biden on the pandemic: ‘Things are going to continue to get worse before it gets better’ Replay Video UP NEXT Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is proposing to delay the start of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial until February to give the former president’s lawyers more time to p...

Mayor Pete soon Secretary Pete? Bipartisan senators say yes POLITICO 1/21/2021 By Tanya Snyder © Ken Cedeno/Pool via AP Transportation Secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg removes his face mask to speak during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. Pete Buttigieg, displaying the political acumen that fueled his surge from mayoral obscurity to political stardom, sailed through a Senate...

President-elect Joe Biden's Energy Secretary pick, Jennifer Granholm, has disclosed millions of dollars of investments in corporate and private business interests.

Biden’s Cabinet: Nominees include historic firsts and diverse backgrounds Jeff Parrott © Susan Walsh, Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, to announce key administration posts. President-elect Joe Biden finalized this week a diverse and historic list of Cabinet nominations and appointments, an attempt to fulfill campaign promises that his closest advisers would represent the tape...