Inside the confirmation process for new chief of Jackson Police Department

RaShall Brackney faced questions from every ward before winning confirmation as Jackson’s next police chief in a closely ...
ABC7

Cabinet confirmation process and recess appointments, explained

WASHINGTON -- For all the drama generated every four years by Cabinet appointments, defeat of a nominee by a vote in the Senate is extremely rare. The only time a nominee by a new president was ...
The Hill

Fix the Senate confirmation process, don’t steamroll it

President-elect Donald Trump’s demand that the Senate go into recess to allow his top appointees to take office without a confirmation vote would be a complete abdication of the chamber’s ...
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Tillis suggests Warsh faces long Fed chair nomination process

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina says he won't support the confirmation of any Fed nominee until the Justice Dept.'s investigation into chairman Jerome Powell is resolved.
AOL

Opinion - Fix the Senate confirmation process, don’t steamroll it

President-elect Donald Trump’s demand that the Senate go into recess to allow his top appointees to take office without a confirmation vote would be a complete abdication of the chamber’s ...