WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin said on Thursday he would oppose the nomination of Julie Su as labor secretary, arguing her "progressive background" would prevent her from
Vice President Kamala Harris broke a deadlock in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday to secure confirmation for a civil rights lawyer nominated to be a federal judge in New York. Natasha Merle, who works on litigation for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, which is based in Brooklyn. The final vote was 50-49, but Harris was needed to break a 50-50 tie in an earlier procedural vote on the nomination.