

Politics Feb 04

If the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approves the Walsh nomination, the full Senate will make a final vote in the coming days.
By Associated Press
Politics Jan 08

Biden says that he can’t think of a more “passionate and devoted ally to working people in this country” than Sanders and that Sanders approves of Walsh for the job.
By Associated Press
Politics Sep 26

The Senate voted Thursday along party lines, 53-44, to approve the nomination.
By Richard Lardner, Associated Press
Politics Sep 19

The Republican GOP-led Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee panel has set a vote on the nomination early next week.
Apr 26

By Associated Press
The Senate has moved President Donald Trump's pick for labor secretary one step closer to confirmation.
Mar 30

By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press
Florida law school dean Alexander Acosta has moved a step closer to becoming President Donald Trump's secretary of labor. A Senate panel on Thursday voted along party lines, 12-11, to advance Acosta's nomination to all 100 members of the chamber…
Feb 07

By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press
Labor Secretary nominee Andrew Puzder acknowledged Tuesday that he had employed an undocumented worker as a housekeeper, putting him again at odds with President Donald Trump's push to keep jobs in American hands.
Dec 15

By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press
Labor Secretary Tom Perez announced his bid to head the Democratic National Committee, casting himself as the candidate best able to speak to "the big tent" of a decimated and dispirited Democratic Party.
Dec 08

By PBS NewsHour
President-elect Donald Trump left New York on Thursday and flew to Columbus, Ohio, to meet with first responders to last week’s stabbings at Ohio State University. Meanwhile, he formally announced Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma's attorney general and a critic of climate-change…
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