US Senate confirms Powell to second term as Fed chair amid inflation

May 12, 2022

Washington [US], May 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Jerome Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve, making official his...

US Senate confirms Garcetti as ambassador to India

Mar 15, 2023

Garcetti won the position by a vote of 52 to 42, a major victory for US President Joe Biden as well, who stuck by...

US Senate confirms Gina Raimondo as commerce secretary

Mar 02, 2021

Washington [US], March 3 : The US Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Gina Raimondo as new US commerce secretary in President Joe Biden's...

US Senate confirms Biden's pick for education secretary

Mar 02, 2021

Washington [US], March 2 : The US Senate on Monday (local time) voted to confirm President Joe Biden's pick Miguel Cardona to lead the...

US Senate confirms Xavier Becerra as health secretary

Mar 19, 2021

Washington [US], March 19 : The US Senate on Thursday (local time) confirmed Xavier Becerra as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human...

US Senate confirms first Black woman Supreme Court justice

Apr 07, 2022

Washington [US], April 8 : The US Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court in a largely partisan vote on Thursday.