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President Barack Obama's choice for a top job in the Treasury Department did not disclose all of her late tax payments until she was repeatedly prodded by Senate investigators, a congressional report issued Wednesday said.
Another Obama administration nominee is facing a GOP roadblock over his ties to labor unions.
National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair is one step closer to getting the final member of his senior team in place after a Senate confirmation hearing for David C. Gombert (GOM'-bert).
A sharply divided Senate panel on Wednesday approved New York state's labor commissioner for the No. 3 post at the Labor Department, despite GOP claims that she gave lawmakers inaccurate testimony.
In a town where taking credit for things is a given, one union went a little too far.
President Barack Obama's pick for intelligence chief at the Homeland Security Department withdrew from consideration Friday amid questions about his role in the CIA's interrogations of suspected terrorists.
Republicans relented and allowed the Senate to confirm President Barack Obama's pick for the No. 2 job at the Interior Department on Wednesday.
The Senate on Monday confirmed President Barack Obama's pick to oversee food and drug safety, two areas that are vital to consumers and widely seen as in critical need of improvement.
Republicans blocked President Barack Obama's pick for the No. 2 job at the Interior Department on Wednesday in a dispute over oil and gas development on federal lands, but Democrats vowed they would soon make a second attempt to win confirmation.
The Senate confirmed President Barack Obama's pick to head the nation's emergency management agency Tuesday after a Louisiana Republican agreed to stop blocking the vote amid bipartisan criticism that the agency was left vulnerable with hurricane season just a few weeks away.
A Senate panel has approved President Barack Obama's nominee to head the troubled Food and Drug Administration.
A Louisiana Republican agreed Tuesday to stop blocking the White House's pick to lead FEMA amid bipartisan criticism that he was leaving the agency vulnerable just a few weeks away from hurricane season.
Lawmakers on Tuesday delayed a vote to confirm the Obama administration's nominee for a key housing post to review lawsuits alleging his real estate company broke federal anti-kickback laws.
Republican Sen. Richard Shelby is holding up President Barack Obama's pick to lead Pentagon acquisitions because he wants assurances that the nominee won't change the bidding criteria in a heated competition for a $35 billion refueling tanker contract.
President Barack Obama has named a career prosecutor to head the federal government's immigration enforcement operations.
President-elect Barack Obama's choice to run the Treasury Department hit a snag this week when it was revealed that the nominee failed to pay delinquent federal taxes from earlier this decade until just before his nomination was announced.
At the end of a nearly seamless transition, President-elect Barack Obama has been buffeted by a string of embarrassing jolts within the space of two weeks.
President-elect Barack Obama's choice for treasury secretary is becoming a national punchline for late-night comics, a clear sign that not paying your taxes is a growing problem in the public's eyes if you're the guy tapped to oversee the IRS.
Had this been like most nominations for federal judgeships, the chief lawyer with Corrections Corporation of America might have been packing up his office and heading for the courthouse by now.
The White House nominated a senior Republican Senate aide Thursday to fill a seat on the Federal Election Commission, replacing a nominee who withdrew in the face of Democratic opposition.
The Senate and the White House broke off talks late Thursday on confirming dozens of nominees, including President Bush's choice for housing secretary, until at least next month.
Senate Republicans on Wednesday questioned the speedy confirmation process for Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Helene White, who was chosen by President Bush last month as part of a compromise to address several judicial vacancies.
A private prison company executive nominated to become a federal judge has run into a determined opponent — a former inmate.
James Peake's nomination as the next Veterans Affairs secretary was sent to the full Senate on Thursday, with confirmation all but assured for the former Army surgeon general who is pledging renewed efforts to fight soldiers' resistance to getting treatment for depression.
Idaho's senators are blocking President Bush's nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, saying the agency has become overly aggressive in enforcing gun laws.
GOP Civil War in New York Portends National Transformation | The Atlantic WireThe dramatic three-way Congressional race in New York's 23rd district has lost one of its contenders: official Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava has dropped out.
What Are the Birthers Really After? On Aug. 4, President Barack Obama celebrated the anniversary of his birth, an event that occurred 48 years ago in the state of Hawaii. This is an indisputable fact, as sane critics on the right, such as the editors of the National Review and even Patrick Buchanan, acknowledge.
GOP wary as Senate opens Sotomayor debateThe Senate is starting a historic debate on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, who's on track to be confirmed this week to be the first Hispanic and third female justice.
Allison Kilkenny: My Interview with Jeffrey Deskovic Who Spent 16 Years in Jail Because Sonia Sotomayor Denied His AppealAllison Kilkenny interviewed Jeffrey Deskovic who desires to speak at Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings.
Senator Blocked Because of His "KKK" Comments Now Attacks SotomayorThe third-term Alabama senator, this week at least, is the face of a party without a clear leader. His role strikes some as hypocritical. But arguably, no one knows more intimately what a political minefield race has been for the GOP.
Sotomayor Explains "Wise Latina" Comment Sonia Sotomayor seemed Tuesday, July 14, to do a good job of explaining her 2001 " 'wise Latina' " remark to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Obama Selects Alabama Doctor as Surgeon GeneralPresident Obama has chosen Regina Benjamin, a family physician from Alabama, to be the next Surgeon General, filling a key public health post ahead of an expected surge in the H1N1 flu next fall.
Supreme Court debate: We've been punk'd So Newt Gingrich now says Sonia Sotomayor is not a ''racist'' after all. She must be trembling with relief.
Head Of Anti-Sotomayor Group: Hispanic Voters "Think Just Like Everyone Else…Not Like African Americans"Today, Miranda did a conference call with conservative bloggers organized by the Heritage foundation, where he discussed Sotomayor. Asked how Republicans could oppose her while avoiding charges of racism, Miranda said they had to wage substantive attacks.
Empathy, Sotomayor, and Democracy: The Conservative Stealth StrategyI don't usually seed from HuffPo but this article makes a great point about the current outcry from the right over Sotomayor. The redefining of the term empathy to reflect a wishy-washy and emotional state of mind seems to be taking hold in the minds of a lot of people.
How Joe Biden Wrecked the Judicial Confirmation Process . He was for Bork Before he was against BorkAs a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Mr. Biden was present for the nomination and confirmation of every currently sitting Supreme Court justice except for John Paul Stevens. In 1986, the year before Mr.
Sotomayor and White Wise GuysIf you believe the myth that Democrats are champions of equality for women, racial minorities, and folks with "compelling" life stories, maybe you've been spending more time tracking Big Foot than judicial nominations.
The airwaves are abuzz about the new Supreme Court nominiee Sonia Sotomayor. Let us all be realistic and speak about this nomination as the reality it is, not as it is fed to us by cable news shows.
Op-Ed Contributor - Let the Nominee Stay Home - NYTimes.comAbraham Lincoln, questioned about his nomination of Salmon P. Chase as chief justice, responded, "We cannot ask a man what he will do, and if we should, and he should answer us, we should despise him for it."
Another Obama Nominee With Tax ProblemsUS President Barack Obama's second choice for health secretary has become the latest of his nominees to reveal tax payment problems.
Imagine my surprise to find that Obama has nominated to serve on the U.S.
Obama's Judicial Nominee Says Prayers to Allah Okay, But Not to JesusTrue to his campaign promises, President Barack Hussein Obama has picked a rabid judicial activist as his first federal court pick. Judge David Hamilton has been chosen by Obama to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.
Nickelodeon Stands by Chris Brown as NomineeNickelodeon says it has no plans to remove Chris Brown as a nominee for its annual Kids' Choice Awards, despite the singer's felony charges for allegedly beating up his girlfriend Rihanna.
Obama's North American Union-friendly Nominee for Trade Representative in Tax TroubleRon Kirk, the nominee for U.S. trade representative, has agreed to pay about $10,000 in back taxes, becoming the latest top-level appointee in the Obama administration to face the embarrassment of dealing with an income tax problem.
Judd Gregg: A Principled PoliticianThe "differences" cited by the senator included the size of the stimulus bill.
Bill Bradley for HHS SecretaryMark Louis from Daily Kos shares his thoughts on why Bill Bradley would make an even better HHS Secretary than Tom Daschle would have. I hope Obama is considering him for the position!
Could stiffening tax reporting requirements for U.S. elected officials be just the economic stimulus package this country needs?
Energy Nominee Shifts His Stance"...Dr. Chu backed away slightly from earlier statements he has made — that gasoline prices should be higher, and that coal was his "nightmare."
I'm a lifelong Republican, but that would change the second Palin becomes the nominee. Her selection as VP cost John McCain my vote. And I know I'm not the only Republican who made that switch in the ballot-box.
Holder to be named attorney general - First Read - msnbc.comPresident-elect Obama has offered Eric Holder the position of attorney general, and Holder has accepted it, according to sources involved in the process. The formal announcement has been held up while Obama transition team members ran the idea past key senators.
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