confirmation complications
Republicans block U.S. ambassador to Israel but confirm U.S. ambassador to Canada
Sen. Josh Hawley took to the floor to object to eight nominations, but allowed David Cohen to be confirmed as ambassador to Canada
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) asks a follow-up question to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland as he testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on October 27, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
Senate Republicans, led by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), blocked eight State Department nominees — including Tom Nides, the Biden administration’s pick to be U.S. ambassador to Israel — from being fast-tracked through the upper chamber on Tuesday evening.
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