"A much-ballyhooed panel of CEOs, economists, and labor figures that President Obama had hoped would help spur job growth is shutting down," Politico reported. "The 26-member President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness had not met in six months. … The group met four times in 2011 and 2012, fashioning about...
In a lopsided vote on Tuesday, the Senate confirmed Kerry, (D-MA) 94-3. Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz of Texas and Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma voting against the nomination. RACIAL MILESTONE IN THE U.S. SENATE When Sen. designate William "Mo" Cowan (D-MA) assumes office, the Senate for the first...
in the Obama cabinet (FirstRead). OUT (with replacement, if known): Hillary Clinton at State (John Kerry confirmed) Leon Panetta at Defense (Chuck Hagel nominated) Tim Geithner at Treasury (Jack Lew nominated) Hilda Solis at Labor Lisa Jackson at EPA Ken Salazar at Interior Ray LaHood at Transportation Steven Chu at...
Obama backer and hotel scion is rumored to be a possibility for the next commerce secretary, The Chicago Sun-Times reports. Pritzker, whose family owns a large chunk of the Hyatt hotel chain, served as the national finance chair for Obama’s first presidential campaign. She raised about $500,000 for Obama’s campaign...
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows President Obama with a 60% approval rating ... a clear shift from an election year when ratings hovered in the mid-to-low 50s.
The Washington Post writes, “ A bipartisan cadre of lawmakers are making dire predictions about the sequestration cuts set to impact the Pentagon and other federal agencies on March 1. As 2012 came to a close, Congress reached an 11th-hour deal to push back the across-the-board spending cuts a few...
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