Government News
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The Senate has overwhelmingly voted to confirm President Joe Biden’s pick to oversee the Department of Veterans Affairs
February 08, 2021 -
The Senate has confirmed Alejandro Mayorkas as President Joe Biden’s homeland security secretary
February 02, 2021 -
The Senate has approved Pete Buttigieg to be transportation secretary, which makes him the first openly gay person confirmed to a Cabinet post
February 02, 2021 -
Janet Yellen has been confirmed as President Joe Biden’s treasury secretary in an overwhelming Senate vote
January 25, 2021 -
The Supreme Court has brought an end to lawsuits over whether Donald Trump illegally profited off his presidency
January 25, 2021 -
The new secretary of defense, Lloyd Austin, is giving his senior leaders two weeks to send in reports on sexual assault prevention programs in the military.
January 23, 2021 -
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Donald Trump released current and former members of his administration from the terms of their ethics pledge
January 20, 2021 -
U.S. Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham is planning to resign with the change in presidential administrations
January 18, 2021 -
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Rohit Chopra as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, tapping a progressive ally of Sen. Elizabeth Warren to helm the agency whose creation she championed
January 18, 2021 -
At the moment President-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of office on Wednesday, the National Archives and Records Administration will take custody of Donald Trump’s presidential records.
January 16, 2021 -
U.S. officials say Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist has been asked to serve as the acting secretary of defense for President-elect Joe Biden until a permanent Pentagon chief can be confirmed by the Senate.
January 14, 2021 -
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf is stepping down from his post, days after criticizing President Donald Trump over the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
January 11, 2021 -
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen veteran diplomat William Burns to be his CIA director
January 11, 2021 -
President-elect Joe Biden has introduced the governor of Rhode Island, the mayor of Boston and a small-business advocate from California as the newest members of his economic team
January 08, 2021