Blinken confirmed as secretary of State
Blinken becomes the chief U.S. diplomat as the U.S. faces tests on multiple fronts, including: a pandemic that has ...
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Biden’s pick for commerce secretary, Gina Raimondo, has a confirmation hearing.
The Commerce Department has wide-ranging authority over issues as broad as technology exports and climate change. On Tuesday, President ...
South Korean Mayor Sexually Harassed Secretary, Report Finds
A top human rights watchdog in South Korea has released a report confirming that the former mayor of Seoul, ...
Janet Yellen Confirmed As First Woman Treasury Secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Janet Yellen won overwhelming Senate confirmation as the first female U.S. Treasury secretary on Monday, setting her quickly ...
Janet Yellen Confirmed By Senate, Making History As First Female Treasury Secretary
Janet Yellen speaks during an event introducing then President-elect Joe Biden's economic team in Wilmington, Del., on Dec. 1, ...
Janet Yellen wins Senate approval as treasury secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Monday approved President Joe Biden’s nomination of Janet Yellen to be the nation’s ...
Senate Confirms Yellen as Treasury Secretary as Stimulus Talks Loom
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Janet L. Yellen, a labor economist and former Federal Reserve chair, to be Treasury ...
White House Press Briefings To Provide ASL Interpretation, Press Secretary Says
Daily White House press briefings will include an American Sign Language interpreter as part of the Biden administration’s accessibility ...
UK’s coronavirus response makes case for Scotland to stay, says health secretary
Britain’s health secretary used a daily coronavirus briefing to launch a fresh version of an old argument: that the ...
New US defense secretary reaffirms US commitment to defending Senkaku islands
New US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday, during his first phone call with his Japanese counterpart, reaffirmed America’s ...