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The Senate made Christopher Waller the first Federal Reserve Board nominee to be confirmed during a lame duck session, in a tight 48-47 vote Thursday. Republican Sen.
The tally was 47-50, with McConnell voting “nay” to reserve his right to call it back up. Shelton’s unorthodox economic views managed to unite opponents from across the political spectrum.
Previously the record was nearly 47 years — from when Arizona was admitted in 1912 and the addition of Alaska in 1959.
McSally was trailing retired astronaut and Navy veteran Mark Kelly, 47 percent to 53 percent, when The Associated Press called the race at 2:51 a.m. Wednesday.
Debbie Stabenow’s 47 percent, and in the governor’s race, Bill Schuette narrowly edged Democratic winner Gretchen Whitmer, 49 percent to 48 percent.
But with a 53-47 advantage in the Senate, and two Republicans already saying they opposed a confirmation vote for Trump nominee Amy Coney Barrett so close to the election, McConnell has a thin margin
Challenges ahead A poll conducted for Webb’s campaign at the beginning of August showed Trump leading Joe Biden 47 percent to 45 percent, within the margin of error of 4.4 percentage points.
The poll also showed Trump leading Democratic nominee Joe Biden by just 1 point, 48 percent to 47 percent. In 2016, Trump beat Hillary Clinton 53 percent to 40 percent in the district.
GOP targets In the Miami-area 26th District, Gimenez was leading firefighter Omar Blanco 60 percent to 40 percent when The Associated Press called the race at 8:47 p.m. Eastern time.
Among Trump supporters, 47 percent support Loeffler, while 40 percent back Collins.
That’s when Republican radio talk show host Jason Lewis — who is now running for Senate — kept the open 2nd District seat in GOP hands by defeating Craig 47 percent to 45 percent, while liberal third-party
The outcome was hardly in doubt, since the Senate had agreed to advance Vought on a procedural vote of 47-44 just before the Independence Day recess.
last year when she confronted Democratic presidential contender Beto O’Rourke over his support for an assault weapons ban and his comment in a debate, “Hell, yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47
Keisha Sean Waites in the 13th District in Atlanta’s western suburbs after getting had 47 percent of the vote to Waites’ 31 percent, with 94 percent of precincts counted.
On paper, the math for the 44-year-old Vought is easier than it was in 2018: There are now two more Republicans in the Senate, holding a 53-47 margin.
But the 47 votes the Democratic caucus can muster isn’t enough to stop the confirmation machine, without four GOP colleagues willing to break ranks.
Democrats decry it, but with only 47 votes in their caucus and after years of an erosion of minority power in the Senate, they are unable to stop it—unless at least four Republicans are willing to
It was an unusually high 47 percent in 2016. “It would surprise me if we even come close to making that 33 percent average,” he told CQ Roll Call on Tuesday about two hours before polls closed.
The Senate voted 48-52 to reject the House’s abuse of power charge and 47-53 to reject the obstruction of Congress charge.
Edwards took 47 percent of the vote, but Rispone and third-place finisher Rep. Ralph Abraham combined for a majority with 27 percent and 24 percent, respectively.