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Trump’s Surprise Pick for ICE Director Prompts Push for Fast Senate Vote

Raising questions about White House vetting, the nomination forces the Senate to decide whether 287(g) experience is sufficient to run ICE.

Senate Unanimously Opposes Any Clemency for Ghislaine Maxwell

Blanche Nomination Stalls Over Demand for Written End to $1.8 Billion Fund

GOP Senators Press Trump Over Slow Pace of Judicial and Agency Nominations

Trump’s Pick Todd Blanche Faces Tight Senate Fight Over Crypto Ties and Epstein Files

White House Nominates Brian Johnson to Lead CFPB

Azharuddin, Kodandaram Sworn In as Telangana MLCs Under Governor’s Quota

Warsh Vows Fed Independence at Senate Hearing With Confirmation Clouded by Hold

Trump Threatens to Fire Powell if He Stays at Fed After Term Ends

Powell Vows to Remain at Fed Until Probe Ends, Leaving Warsh Nomination in Limbo

Jeremy Carl Withdraws as Trump Nominee for U.N. Affairs After GOP Defection

GOP Defection Imperils Jeremy Carl’s State Department Nomination

Tillis Keeps Hold on Warsh Fed Nomination as DOJ Probe of Powell Drags On

Tillis Reaffirms Senate Block on Warsh as Powell Probe Presses On

Senate Panel Sends Isaacman’s NASA Nomination to Floor in 18–10 Vote

Senate Moves Toward Cloture on CFTC, FDIC Leaders Overseeing Crypto

Senate Banking Panel Advances Travis Hill to Lead FDIC in Party-Line Vote

Trump Refuses to Pull Kuwait Ambassador Nominee as GOP Defections Stall Confirmation

White House Withdraws Joel Rayburn Nomination for Near Eastern Affairs Post

Paul Ingrassia Withdraws as Office of Special Counsel Nominee After GOP Opposition