Congress

Administration's Commerce and Treasury Nominees Draw Scrutiny

The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing Nov. 10 to consider the nominations of Francis Browne and Robert Stebbins to Treasury posts, and Christopher...

Politics

Senate to Examine Navy Nominees With Shipbuilding Experience

Two nominees for senior civilian Navy positions will appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Nov. 19, and both have ties to Navy shipbuilding....

Congress

House Panel To Examine Campus Sports Gambling Rise

After the 2018 Supreme Court decision to eliminate the federal ban on sports betting, sports gambling—including college sports betting—has grown rapidly...

Labor and Employment

Senate Will Weigh Eschbach Nomination to Lead EEOC Legal Office

The Senate is scheduled to examine the nomination of Catherine Eschbach, of Texas, to be general counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

hearings

Senate to Weigh Three Treasury And Commerce Nominees

Three nominees for senior Treasury and Commerce posts, Francis Browne as Under Secretary of the Treasury, Robert Stebbins as General Counsel of the...

hearings

Senate Agriculture Panel Will Examine Pending Nominations

The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is a standing committee whose jurisdiction covers agriculture, and with administration...

Congress

Senate Will Examine Contested Interior Watchdog Nomination

The Senate has scheduled a hearing to examine the nomination of Dennis Kirk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General of the Department of the Interior. Before...

International Affairs

Panel Will Weigh Nigeria's Protection of Christians

The House Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Africa has scheduled a hearing for November 12, titled "One Year Later: Assessing Nigeria's Efforts To...

Energy

Nuclear Regulators Set Faster Deadlines for Licensing Hearings

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is replacing non-binding milestones with enforceable deadlines and requiring evidentiary hearings to begin sooner for...

hearings

Senate Will Examine Environmental Agency Air Office Nomination

Schwab is nominated to fill the Environmental Protection Agency's assistant administrator post, which oversees the agency's air and radiation programs. The...

Politics

Senate Will Examine Four Nominees Across Three Agencies

Four nominees spanning the Department of Transportation, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and NASA are set to face the Senate in a single...

Congress

Senate Foreign Relations Will Examine Pending Nominations

The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has scheduled "Hearings To Examine Pending Nominations" for November 10. Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) chairs the...

Congress

House Panel Will Weigh Worker Choice and Accountability

Worker classification, meaning whether a worker counts as an employee or an independent contractor, is the subject of a Department of Labor proposed rule...

Politics

House Republicans Push Pennsylvania on School Choice

The House Committee on Education and Workforce held an Oct. 23 field hearing in Bethlehem, Pa., titled “More Choices, Brighter Futures: Expanding Education...

Education

House Panel Will Examine School Choice Tax Credit

School choice has moved from a state-level debate to a federal policy question with real fiscal stakes. On Oct. 1, the Treasury Department and the IRS...

hearings

Senate Panel Grills Four Judicial Nominees Before Midterms

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on pending nominations Sept. 30, with four nominees appearing: one for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...

hearings

Senate Panel Grills 5 State Dept. Nominees on China, Sahel

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing Sept. 30 titled "Hearings to Examine Certain Pending Nominations," with five nominees listed as...