Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, faces Senate confirmation hearing US senators grill Hegseth, a former Fox News host who has Republican backing, over past statements and controversies. Al Jazeera · Jan 14, 2025
Why does the Senate confirm Trump’s picks for key posts — and how? A legal scholar explains the confirmation process and the ‘constitutional loophole’ of recess appointments Since Election Day, President-elect Donald Trump has moved quickly to name his picks for key cabinet posts such as attorney general and the secretaries of defense, health and human services, and state. The Conversation · Nov 19, 2024
Who Are The Republican Senators Who Could Block Some Of Trump's Most Controversial Appointments Six GOP Senators will prove decisive on whether Trump's nominations breeze through or not. Latin Times · Nov 15, 2024
Rare Senate Rejection Of Cabinet Nominee In 1989 Explore the significance of Senate rejection of Cabinet nominees and the challenges faced in the confirmation process in American politics. Top News · Nov 15, 2024
Texas’ Republican old guard mobilizes to protect Dade Phelan from the far right Phelan’s primary has emerged as a last stand for the Republican Party’s business-minded establishment against an insurgency primarily motivated by social and cultural issues. The Texas Tribune · May 21, 2024
When Women's College Basketball Had to Choose: AIAW or NCAA Nearly 10 years after the passage of Title IX, the NCAA presented a new option for women's athletics when it hosted its first women's basketball championship in 1982. But it meant leaving behind a decade of women’s sports that were governed by women. Sports Illustrated · Jun 14, 2022
Title IX explained: Here’s what to know about the landmark law that has impacted sports for 50 years PHILADELPHIA — When Title IX was signed into law 50 years ago, sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs officially became illegal. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 11, 2022