Senate Confirmation

Michael E. Langley, theGrio.com

Senate confirms Michael E. Langley, making him the Marines’ first Black four-star general 

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As Supreme Court confirmation hearings begin for Ketanji Brown Jackson, supporters rally in Washington

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Biden nominee for US attorney in Manhattan could make Black history

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Merrick Garland’s AG confirmation delayed by GOP lawmakers

Sen. Tom Cotton’s leading the group, but 50 Democrats in the Senate say they’ll vote to confirm Garland as the next U.S. attorney general.
/ March 4, 2021

Shalanda Young favored for WH job after Tanden withdraws nomination

For 14 years, Young has worked on the staff of the House Committee on Appropriations, the last four as its first Black woman staff director.
/ March 3, 2021

Defense secretary pick Lloyd Austin breezes through confirmation hearing

Austin pledged to “create a climate where everyone fit and willing has the opportunity to serve this country with dignity.”
/ January 20, 2021

Biden to select former governor Jennifer Granholm for Energy Secretary

Granholm’s passion for energy issues was limited in Michigan only because, as one expert said, the governor “was ahead of her time.”
/ December 16, 2020
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Robert Wilkins confirmed: Senate completes overhaul of key appeals court

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed one of President Barack Obama’s key judicial nominees on Monday, completing an overhaul of the country’s second most powerful court into one dominated by Democratic-appointed judges…
/ January 14, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Senate confirms Janet Yellen to chair Federal Reserve

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Janet Yellen on Monday as the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve, elevating an advocate of fighting unemployment and a backer of the central bank’s efforts to spur the economy with low interest rates and massive bond purchases…
/ January 6, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Senate ends blockade against Obama’s consumer chief pick

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted to end a two-year Republican blockade that was preventing Richard Cordray from winning confirmation as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau…
/ July 16, 2013