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fromNextgov.com
5 days ago

Senate confirms Ethan Klein to be fifth US CTO

"Thank you to President Donald J. Trump and Director Michael Kratsios for entrusting me with the role of U.S. Chief Technology Officer at this pivotal moment," Klein said in a statement. "As someone who has worked both at the lab bench and the White House, I believe deeply in America's vibrant tech ecosystem and the promise of emerging technologies to fundamentally improve American lives. The Golden Age of American Innovation has only just begun."
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fromwww.housingwire.com
5 days ago

Senate confirms top leaders for HUD, Ginnie Mae and FDIC

MBA congratulates Travis Hill, Frank Cassidy, and Joe Gormley on their well-deserved and important confirmations, he said. We will continue to work with these accomplished leaders and their staffs to streamline regulations, strengthen the mortgage market, boost bank participation in real estate finance, expand access to homeownership and rental housing, and promote policies that make housing more affordable for homeowners and renters nationwide.
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fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

Trump's Prosecutor Picks Are Backfiring, Badly

Courts are disqualifying many of Trump's interim U.S. attorney appointments, undermining efforts to install loyalists and derailing politically motivated prosecutions.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

US Senate approves 48 Trump nominees in a single vote

The Senate confirmed 48 of President Trump's nominees after a rules change allowing batch approval of lower-level appointments by simple majority.
fromsfist.com
3 months ago

Day Around the Bay: Muni Busting Out Those Vintage Buses Again for Muni Heritage Weekend

That possible Tropical Storm Mario rain and lightning storm now seems like it will miss the Bay Area, and Thursday and Friday are likely to be dry. That said, the storm will likely hit other parts of the state, like the San Joaquin Valley, Sierra Nevada, and the Inland Empire in Southern California. [Chronicle] Muni Heritage Weekend is back this weekend with all the vintage buses, streetcars, and such.
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fromwww.twincities.com
3 months ago

Senate confirms 48 of Trump's nominees at once after changing the chamber's rules

The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump's nominees at once, voting for the first time under new rules to begin clearing a backlog of executive branch positions that had been delayed by Democrats. Frustrated by the stalling tactics, Senate Republicans moved last week to make it easier to confirm large groups of lower-level, non-judicial nominations. Democrats had forced multiple votes on almost every one of Trump's picks, infuriating the president and tying up the Senate floor.
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fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 months ago

Senate confirms 48 of Trump's nominees at once after changing the chamber's rules

The Senate confirmed 48 of President Trump's nominees at once under new Republican rules allowing simple-majority approval of multiple lower-level, nonjudicial nominees.
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 months ago

Go To HELL!' Trump Rages at Grassley Over BLUE SLIP' Rule Blocking Alina Habba From NJ Prosecutor Job

I have a Constitutional Right to appoint Judges and U.S. Attorneys, but that RIGHT has been completely taken away from me in States that have just one Democrat United States Senator, Trump wrote. This is because of an old and outdated custom' known as a BLUE SLIP, that Senator Chuck Grassley, of the Great State of Iowa, refuses to overturn, even though the Democrats, including Crooked Joe Biden (Twice!), have done so on numerous occasions.
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