New York Times: “The legal and ethical issues surrounding some of President-elect Donald Trump’s selections for top administration jobs, not to mention their history of eyebrow-raising public statements, are far more profound than the kinds of revelations that have killed nominations in the Senate in the past.” “What once passed as disqualifying for a presidential nominee seems downright benign in comparison to allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use by his attorney general pick detailed in a secret congressional report, a sexual assault accusation followed by a paid settlement for his choice to head the Pentagon and an acknowledged former heroin addiction by the would-be health secretary.” “It was not so long ago that nominees for high-level jobs and even some of the more obscure ones had to be above reproach, to the point where a relatively minor tax issue could derail them.
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In addition to noteworthy candidates, this page also provides the names of all candidates who filed with the Federal Election Commission and the names of politicians and public figures discussed as potential presidential contenders in 2024 by national media outlets.
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Nov. 14, 2024. President-elect Donald J. Trump’s bid to stock his cabinet with combative loyalists is creating the first major test for the new Senate Republican majority, whose leaders must now ...
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“ Oppenheimer,” “ Barbie,” “ Killers of the Flower Moon,” “ The Holdovers ” and “ Poor Things ” all got nominations in the best picture category and for the most part, received nominations in...
11/14/2024 - 12:59 pm | View Website - US Senate Democrats rush to confirm judges before Trump takes ...
How many nominees Senate Democrats will be able to confirm remains to be seen. Trump in a social media post on Sunday called on the Senate to halt approving Biden's nominees, saying, "Democrats ...
11/13/2024 - 8:36 am | View Website - Democrats will face headwinds in final push to confirm Biden ...
The Democratic judicial push has confirmed 213 Biden nominees to the federal bench so far and has broken records in terms of racial and professional diversity, even if Biden is still short of the ...
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