Year: 2025
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Russell Vought confirmed as director of the Office of Management and Budget
The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Russell Vought as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Feb. 6, 2025. The Senate voted 53-47 in favor of his nomination with all 53 Republicans voting in favor. This was the 13th member of President Donald Trump’s (R) Cabinet confirmed in his second presidential term. …
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Senate Finance Committee holds confirmation hearing for Jamieson Greer for U.S. trade representative
The Senate Finance Committee held a confirmation hearing for Jamieson Greer for U.S. trade representative on Feb. 6, 2025. At the time the hearing ended, the committee had not scheduled a meeting to vote on his nomination. Greer must receive a majority approval vote in the committee before his nomination can be put up for…
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Trump did not appoint any federal judges through February 1 of his first year of his second term
President Donald Trump (R) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed zero Article III federal judges through February 1, 2025, his first year of his second term in office. The average number of federal judges appointed by previous presidents through February 1 of his first year in office is zero. The Senate had confirmed none…
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Two school board recall efforts start collecting signatures in first week of February
Petitioners attempting to recall school board members in Arizona and Idaho were approved to collect signatures in the first week of February 2025. In Arizona, two members of the Liberty Elementary School District Governing Board—Kristopher Kenyon and Bryan Parks—were named in recall petitions. Supporters of the recall said over a dozen teachers had resigned since…