government appointments and nominations

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and TARA COPP - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Gen. CQ Brown as the next chairman…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press Already involved in two lawsuits with Disney, Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees to a board that oversees…

By MEG KINNARD and STEVE PEOPLES - Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Few have navigated the turbulent politics of the Trump era like Nikki…

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An inquiry into a former Australian prime minister secretly appointing himself to multiple…

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An inquiry into a former Australian prime minister secretly appointing himself to multiple…

AP NEW YORK (AP) — Latin American governments on Sunday selected Brazilian economist Ilan Goldfajn to lead the region's largest development bank in the…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm, who faced the difficult task of managing the COVID-19 pandemic, will not seek reappointment to…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm, who faced the difficult task of managing the COVID-19 pandemic, will not seek reappointment to…

By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Biden administration to lift Trump-era asylum restrictions…

By GENE JOHNSON - Associated Press A U.S. judge in Texas on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden's plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to…