Tag: United States Senate
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All 15 of President Donald Trump’s (R) Cabinet secretaries have now been confirmed
All 15 of President Donald Trump’s (R) main Cabinet secretaries have now been confirmed, following the confirmation of Lori Chavez-DeRemer for secretary of labor on March 10, 2025. The Senate voted 67-32 to confirm Chavez-DeRemer, with 16 Democrats and 51 Republicans voting in favor of her nomination. Among presidents serving from 2009 to the present,…
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Number of U.S. Senators not running for re-election tied with 2022; number of House members not running below 2022 and 2018, tied with 2020
As of Aug. 15, 18 members of Congress—five Senators and 13 Representatives—have announced they will not seek re-election in 2024. This includes 13 Democrats—four in the Senate and nine in the House—as well as five Republicans—U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and four House members. The same number of U.S. Senators (5) had announced they were…