Author: Emily Aubert

  • Senate Finance Committee splits 14-14 on Becerra nomination

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    The Senate Finance Committee split along party lines on whether to favorably report Xavier Becerra‘s nomination for secretary of health and human services. President Joe Biden (D) and his team have been preparing for the transition between presidential administrations since the election, including selecting senior White House staff and appointees to top government positions. In…

  • White House withdraws first Cabinet nominee

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    President Joe Biden (D) withdrew the nomination of Neera Tanden for director of the Office of Management and Budget on Tuesday after several senators, including Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), said they would vote against confirming her. This marks the first failed nomination of Biden’s administration. Biden said in a statement, “I have accepted Neera Tanden’s…

  • White House withdraws Tanden nomination for OMB director

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    March 3, 2021: The White House withdrew Neera Tanden’s nomination for director of the Office of Management and Budget. President Joe Biden (D) and his team have been preparing for the transition between presidential administrations since the election, including selecting senior White House staff and appointees to top government positions. In 2020, there were 1,472…

  • Senate confirms Cardona for ed secretary 64-33

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    March 2, 2021: The Senate confirmed Miguel Cardona as secretary of education on Monday evening by a vote of 64-33 President Joe Biden (D) and his team have been preparing for the transition between presidential administrations since the election, including selecting senior White House staff and appointees to top government positions. In 2020, there were…

  • Senate Judiciary Committee considers Garland’s nomination for AG

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    March 1, 2021: The Senate Judiciary Committee will consider the nomination of Merrick Garland for attorney general. President Joe Biden (D) and his team have been preparing for the transition between presidential administrations since the election, including selecting senior White House staff and appointees to top government positions. In 2020, there were 1,472 government positions…

  • Ballotpedia’s Weekly Transition Tracker: February 20-26, 2021

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    President Joe Biden (D) and his team have been preparing for the transition between presidential administrations since the election, including selecting senior White House staff and appointees to top government positions. In 2020, there were 1,472 government positions subject to presidential appointment: 1,118 positions required Senate confirmation and 354 did not. The new administration is…

  • Granholm confirmed as energy secretary by 64-35 vote

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    February 26, 2021: The Senate confirmed Jennifer Granholm for secretary of energy by a vote of 64-35 on Thursday. President Joe Biden (D) and his team have been preparing for the transition between presidential administrations since the election, including selecting senior White House staff and appointees to top government positions. In 2020, there were 1,472…

  • Biden revokes Trump exec orders on visas, regulatory authority

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    February 25, 2021: Joe Biden revoked several Trump-era executive orders on immigration, regulatory authority, and other issues. President Joe Biden (D) and his team have been preparing for the transition between presidential administrations since the election, including selecting senior White House staff and appointees to top government positions. In 2020, there were 1,472 government positions…

  • Senate confirms Vilsack for agriculture secretary, Thomas-Greenfield for UN ambassador

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    The Senate confirmed Linda Thomas-Greenfield, a diplomat who served in the U.S. Foreign Service for three decades, to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday by a vote of 78-20. The Senate also confirmed Tom Vilsack for secretary of agriculture by a vote of 92-7. He previously served in this position…

  • Senate committees postpone votes on Tanden for OMB director

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    February 24, 2021: Two Senate committees postponed scheduled votes on Neera Tanden’s nomination for director of the Office of Management and Budget. President Joe Biden (D) and his team have been preparing for the transition between presidential administrations since the election, including selecting senior White House staff and appointees to top government positions. In 2020,…