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US Senate Democrats Rush To Confirm Judges Before Trump Takes Office
The US Senate's Democratic majority began a crusade on Tuesday to confirm as many new federal judges nominated by President Joe Biden as possible to avoid leaving vacancies that Republican Donald Trump could fill after taking office on Jan. 20.
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It's Official, Kamala Harris Is Democratic Candidate For US Election
US Vice President Kamala Harris effectively sealed the Democratic nomination Friday, confirming her remarkable rise to party standard bearer in November's showdown against Republican Donald Trump.
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Trump Nominated Republican Nominee, Picks Old Critic As Running Mate
The Republican Party on Monday formally confirmed Donald Trump as its nominee to take on President Joe Biden in November's election.
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Congress Releases 4th List Of 7 Candidates For Karnataka Election
With just two days left for filing of nominations to end for May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka, the Congress on Tuesday announced its fourth list of seven candidates, confirming the ticket to former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar.
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Biden's Pick Eric Garcetti Confirmed As India Envoy After Two-Year Fight
Eric Garcetti, President Joe Biden's close aide, was confirmed as US Ambassador to India after the Senate on Wednesday voted on his nomination, filling a key diplomatic position after a gap of two years.
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RRR Getting a Re-Release in US Theatres, Days Before 2023 Oscars
S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR is getting a nationwide re-release in the US, days before the Oscars. In a tweet, distributor Variance Films confirmed that the Tollywood epic would be screened in over 200 theatres in the country, March 3 onwards. RRR received an Oscar nomination for its energetic dance track ‘Naatu Naatu’ in January.
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Congress, BJP, AAP Rush To File Last-Day Nominations For Delhi Civic Polls
All three parties also confirmed that their 250 candidates each for as many wards have filed the papers. Till Friday, just 35 nominations had been filed since the process opened on November 7, according to officials.
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US Senator Lifts "Hold" On Joe Biden's Ambassador Pick For India Eric Garcetti
A powerful Republican Senator has lifted the "hold" on the Senate confirmation of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who has been nominated by US President Joe Biden as the country's next ambassador to India.
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Indian-American Lawyer Kiran Ahuja To Lead US Office Of Personnel Management
US Vice President has cast her tie-breaking vote in the bitterly divided Senate to confirm the nomination of Kiran Ahuja as the head of the Office of Personnel Management, a federal agency that manages the country's more than 2 million civil servants
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Biden's CIA Nominee William Burns Says, China Would Be Biggest Focus If Confirmed
Veteran US diplomat William Burns, nominated to lead the CIA, pledged Wednesday to keep the agency free of politics and said China would be his biggest focus if confirmed.
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"Fighting" For Neera Tanden's Nomination To Lead US Budget Department: White House
The White House has said it is "fighting" for the nomination of Indian-American Neera Tanden to lead the Office of Management and Budget as two crucial Senate committees abruptly postponed meetings on her confirmation.
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As Biden Backs Indian-American Budget Pick, 3 Senators Oppose Nomination
Indian-American Neera Tanden's chances of becoming the first woman of colour to head the White House Office of Management of Budget (OMB) appears to be in jeopardy with three Republican senators along with at least one Democrat announcing their decision to vote against her Senate confirmation process later this week, citing her past social media be...
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Nomination Hearing For Joe Biden Indian-American Budget Pick Neera Tanden Next Week
The confirmation hearing of Indian-American political consultant Neera Tanden, who has been nominated by President Joe Biden as his budget director, would be held next week on February 9, a Senate panel announced on Tuesday.
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Joe Biden Picks Centrist Judge Merrick Garland As US Attorney General
President-elect Joe Biden confirmed on Thursday he will nominate Merrick Garland -- a centrist judge that Republicans denied a seat on the Supreme Court five years ago -- to be US attorney general.
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Joe Biden Nominates Kathleen Hicks To Be First Female Deputy Defense Secretary
President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Kathleen Hicks to be deputy secretary of defense, making her the first woman to hold the number two position in the Pentagon if she is confirmed by the Senate.
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US Senate Democrats Rush To Confirm Judges Before Trump Takes Office
The US Senate's Democratic majority began a crusade on Tuesday to confirm as many new federal judges nominated by President Joe Biden as possible to avoid leaving vacancies that Republican Donald Trump could fill after taking office on Jan. 20.
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It's Official, Kamala Harris Is Democratic Candidate For US Election
US Vice President Kamala Harris effectively sealed the Democratic nomination Friday, confirming her remarkable rise to party standard bearer in November's showdown against Republican Donald Trump.
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Trump Nominated Republican Nominee, Picks Old Critic As Running Mate
The Republican Party on Monday formally confirmed Donald Trump as its nominee to take on President Joe Biden in November's election.
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Congress Releases 4th List Of 7 Candidates For Karnataka Election
With just two days left for filing of nominations to end for May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka, the Congress on Tuesday announced its fourth list of seven candidates, confirming the ticket to former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar.
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Biden's Pick Eric Garcetti Confirmed As India Envoy After Two-Year Fight
Eric Garcetti, President Joe Biden's close aide, was confirmed as US Ambassador to India after the Senate on Wednesday voted on his nomination, filling a key diplomatic position after a gap of two years.
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RRR Getting a Re-Release in US Theatres, Days Before 2023 Oscars
S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR is getting a nationwide re-release in the US, days before the Oscars. In a tweet, distributor Variance Films confirmed that the Tollywood epic would be screened in over 200 theatres in the country, March 3 onwards. RRR received an Oscar nomination for its energetic dance track ‘Naatu Naatu’ in January.
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Congress, BJP, AAP Rush To File Last-Day Nominations For Delhi Civic Polls
All three parties also confirmed that their 250 candidates each for as many wards have filed the papers. Till Friday, just 35 nominations had been filed since the process opened on November 7, according to officials.
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US Senator Lifts "Hold" On Joe Biden's Ambassador Pick For India Eric Garcetti
A powerful Republican Senator has lifted the "hold" on the Senate confirmation of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who has been nominated by US President Joe Biden as the country's next ambassador to India.
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Indian-American Lawyer Kiran Ahuja To Lead US Office Of Personnel Management
US Vice President has cast her tie-breaking vote in the bitterly divided Senate to confirm the nomination of Kiran Ahuja as the head of the Office of Personnel Management, a federal agency that manages the country's more than 2 million civil servants
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Biden's CIA Nominee William Burns Says, China Would Be Biggest Focus If Confirmed
Veteran US diplomat William Burns, nominated to lead the CIA, pledged Wednesday to keep the agency free of politics and said China would be his biggest focus if confirmed.
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"Fighting" For Neera Tanden's Nomination To Lead US Budget Department: White House
The White House has said it is "fighting" for the nomination of Indian-American Neera Tanden to lead the Office of Management and Budget as two crucial Senate committees abruptly postponed meetings on her confirmation.
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As Biden Backs Indian-American Budget Pick, 3 Senators Oppose Nomination
Indian-American Neera Tanden's chances of becoming the first woman of colour to head the White House Office of Management of Budget (OMB) appears to be in jeopardy with three Republican senators along with at least one Democrat announcing their decision to vote against her Senate confirmation process later this week, citing her past social media be...
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Nomination Hearing For Joe Biden Indian-American Budget Pick Neera Tanden Next Week
The confirmation hearing of Indian-American political consultant Neera Tanden, who has been nominated by President Joe Biden as his budget director, would be held next week on February 9, a Senate panel announced on Tuesday.
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Joe Biden Picks Centrist Judge Merrick Garland As US Attorney General
President-elect Joe Biden confirmed on Thursday he will nominate Merrick Garland -- a centrist judge that Republicans denied a seat on the Supreme Court five years ago -- to be US attorney general.
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Joe Biden Nominates Kathleen Hicks To Be First Female Deputy Defense Secretary
President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Kathleen Hicks to be deputy secretary of defense, making her the first woman to hold the number two position in the Pentagon if she is confirmed by the Senate.
