Republicans Should Allow Stalled Nominees To Move Forward, Obama Says

President Obama on Wednesday criticized Republican senators for using legislative tactics to delay confirmation votes on several nominees for reasons unrelated to their qualifications, the Washington Post reports…

GOP Sens. Say Sotomayor Filibuster Possible But Unlikely, Obama Defends Judge's Past Comments

Several Republican senators in appearances on various talk shows on Sunday said that they do not expect the GOP to attempt a filibuster to block the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, although none ruled the idea out, the Washington Post reports. Sen.

Sebelius Likely To Be Confirmed As HHS Secretary; Republicans Not Expected To Filibuster

Republican Senators are unlikely to organize a filibuster against Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D), President Obama’s HHS secretary nominee, bolstering the chances that she will be confirmed by a full Senate vote, CQ HealthBeat reports. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the ranking Republican on the