Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The United States Chamber of Commerce is applauding President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the World Bank, former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga. This week, as Breitbart News reported, Biden nominated Banga to lead the World Bank — the first time a credit card executive has been chosen for the spot. In response, executives with
Chamber of Commerce Throws Support Behind Biden’s Nominee to Lead ‘Vital Institution’ World Bank
February 25, 2023 by
Giants players recall infamous ‘boat picture’ ahead of long-awaited return to NFL playoffs
January 13, 2023 by
Sometimes a photo really is worth a thousand words. Even, after enduring a long playoff drought, a single image continues to follow the New York Giants – the infamous “boat” picture. Six years ago, Sterling Shepard and then-fellow Giants teammates Odell Beckham Jr., Victor Cruz and Roger Lewis decided to charter a private jet to […]
Lisa Marie Presley remembered: Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson and John Travolta mourn death of Elvis’ daughter
January 13, 2023 by
Lisa Marie Presley was mourned on social media Thursday following her death in Los Angeles. She was 54. The songwriter, who was blessed by her father Elvis Presley’s musical genes, was remembered by Hollywood stars, including John Travolta, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, and Octavia Spencer. “Our hearts are broken with the sudden and shocking […]
Report: Stacey Abrams Lobbying Biden to Be Next FCC Nominee
January 13, 2023 by
Twice-failed Georgia Democrat gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is now lobbying the Joe Biden White House to be the next nominee for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), according to a report. FCC nominee Gigi Sohn’s confirmation vote has been put on the back burner as Senate Democrats’ one-member majority has struggled to find a way to
Iowa Democrat Gubernatorial Nominee Deidre DeJear Endorsed by Pro-Defund the Police Org
November 12, 2022 by
Deidre DeJear, the Democrat gubernatorial nominee in Iowa, recently received an endorsement from a local organization that has consistently called for defunding the Des Moines police department. Earlier in the month, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action (CCI) “proudly” endorsed DeJear. However, CCI has not been silent about its ultimate goal of defunding the police. On the
Biden’s National Archives Nominee Fails to Move Past Senate Committee amid Mar-a-Lago Raid Controversy
September 30, 2022 by
President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) failed to make it out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday amid the controversy surrounding the FBI’s raid on Mar-a-Lago. Republican senators focused on the Mar-a-Lago raid during Colleen Shogan’s testimony last Wednesday. Although former President Donald…
EXCLUSIVE: Top Biden EPA Nominee May Have ‘Violated’ Key Ethics Pledge, Watchdogs Say
September 29, 2022 by
Joseph Goffman, a top Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominee, could have violated a key federal ethics pledge after using his government role to grant favors to former university colleagues, watchdogs say. Goffman corresponded with former colleagues at Harvard University using his government email, according to federal records, potentially violating his ethics pledge. “Considering his several…
OPM Nominee Confirmed After Republican Delay Over Concerns Critical Race Theory Could Seep Further Into Government
June 23, 2021 by
Vice President Kamala Harris broke a Senate tie to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Tuesday. The OPM manages all federal civilian employees and acts as a Human Resources department for the federal government. Senate Republicans unanimously opposed the nominee, Kiran Ahuja, citing her support for government-funded abortion…
Susan Collins Calls Out Biden ATF Nominee David Chipman, Will Vote Against Confirmation
June 23, 2021 by
On Monday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) pointed to President Joe Biden’s ATF nominee David Chipman’s criticism of the gun industry and his comments about law-abiding gun owners when announcing she will oppose his nomination. Fox News reported Collins saying: After meeting with Mr. Chipman, listening to Mainers, and reviewing his record, I have decided to…
Obama’s BLM Director Says Biden Nominee Should Be Disqualified For Her Involvement In 1989 ‘Eco-Terrorism’ Case
June 18, 2021 by
Former Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey said President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the agency should be disqualified due to her involvement in an “eco-terrorism” case in her early 20s. “To put someone in that position that has this type of resume will just bring needless controversy that is not good for the…
Biden’s Bureau Of Land Management Nominee Was Connected To Tree Spiking. What Does That Mean?
June 15, 2021 by
Republicans, including Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, are pressuring the Biden Administration to withdraw their nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management on grounds of her being connected to tree spiking. “Tracy Stone-Manning collaborated with eco-terrorists,” Barrasso said in a statement to The Washington Times on Friday. “She worked with extreme environmental…
Senate Republicans Oppose Biden Nominee Who Worked For Chinese Tech Company
May 27, 2021 by
Three Republican senators condemned a Biden nominee who was previously employed by a Chinese tech company that is currently sanctioned by the U.S. The Senate Intelligence Committee advanced the nomination of Christopher Fonzone to be general counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Wednesday. Fonzone was previously employed as a lobbyist…
Senate Confirms Joe Biden Nominee Katherine Tai as U.S. Trade Representative
March 18, 2021 by
The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominee, Katherine Tai, to serve as his administration’s top trade official. In a unanimous, bipartisan vote of 98-0, Tai was confirmed as U.S. Trade Representative, making her the 19th member of Biden’s cabinet to receive confirmation and the first Asian American to hold the position since…
GOP Senator Presses Biden Nominee Over Investment In Company That Makes Chemical Used By Mexican Drug Cartels
March 13, 2021 by
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley is pressing Vanita Gupta, the nominee for the number three position at the Justice Department, over millions of dollars in stock holdings she has in a chemical company that makes a key ingredient that Mexican drug cartels use to make heroin. Gupta holds between $11 million and $55 million in shares…
Watch: Joe Biden’s Transgender Nominee for Assistant Health Secretary Faces Senate Hearing
February 26, 2021 by
Rachel Levine, who is often described as a transgender woman, faces a nomination hearing at 10 a.m. on Thursday before a U.S. Senate Committee. President Joe Biden nominated Levine for the top management job as the assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Levine is a doctor and will…
Trump Blasts Kavanaugh Accuser, Says His Supreme Court Nominee Is ‘Under Assault’
September 21, 2018 by
President Trump on Friday said Brett Kavanaugh is “under assault” by “radical left” lawyers and politicians as he blasted his Supreme Court nominee’s accuser. “Judge Brett Kavanaugh is a fine man, with an impeccable reputation, who is under assault by radical left wing politicians who don’t want to know the answers, they just want to […]
Justice Gorsuch – Trump Nominee pledges to be ‘servant’ of Constitution.
April 10, 2017 by
Justice Neil Gorsuch Sworn-In at White House. Neil Gorsuch was sworn in as the 113th justice of the Supreme Court of the United States just after 11am Monday at the White House’s Rose Garden. Justice Anthony Kennedy, under whom Gorsuch clerked upon graduating law school more than two decades ago, administered the oath of office […]
Trump’s Treasury Secretary Nominee Wants to Sell Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
December 1, 2016 by
In an interview on FOX Business Network’s Mornings With Maria on Wednesday, Donald Trump’s nominee for treasury secretary, Steve Mnuchin, said one of Trump’s “top 10” priorities was to sell government-sponsored mortgage giants Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC). Referred to colloquially as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac respectively, […]
White House: Senate GOPs ‘Deplorable’ for Not Giving Supreme Court Nominee Hearing or Vote
November 23, 2016 by
Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland walks with President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden at the White House on March 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) WASHINGTON — The White House today borrowed the campaign-trail term “deplorable” to describe not voters but lawmakers who have blocked President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee. There have been no […]
Democratic Pollster Schoen: Hillary May Not Be Nominee
June 1, 2016 by
With the California primary just days away, Democratic pollster Doug Schoen writes in The Wall Street Journal that the party’s struggling front-runner Hillary Clinton could be denied the nomination if Bernie Sanders wins the Golden State race on June 7. According to a recent PPIC poll Clinton still leads the Vermont Senator by 2 percent, […]
Dems in Panic Over Hillary Candidacy: ‘Our Nominee Is a Disaster’
March 18, 2016 by
The Republicans may be having their problems with the Trump insurgency, but over on the hard Left, there’s no love for the Dowager Empress of Chappaqua: Bernie Sanders is the only Democrat not linked to an FBI investigation. If this doesn’t mean anything to you, then you’re too terrified of Trump’s rallies to realize that […]
Pro-Life Groups Launch Campaign to Encourage Senators to Block Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee
March 18, 2016 by
A coalition of pro-life groups launched a grassroots initiative Thursday to encourage pro-life senators to hold to their position that they won’t approve the president’s Supreme Court nominees in an election year. The campaign, Protect the Court, was launched by a coalition that includes Concerned Women for America, Iowa Right to Life, March for Life, […]
Obama’s Top Health Care Nominee Was Once Embroiled in Medical Fraud Case
August 4, 2015 by
Andrew Slavitt, Executive Vice President for Optum/QSSI is sworn-in to testify at a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 24, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed Andy Slavitt — President Obama’s choice to manage Obamacare, Medicare and Medicaid — was linked seven years ago […]