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Massachussets, Sep 1 (EFE/EPA).- Senator Ed Markey has defeated Representative Joe Kennedy III in the Massachusetts Democratic primary, ending the electoral winning streak of the famous political family in their home state. (Camera: CJ GUNTHER)FOOTAGE SHOWS JOE KENNEDY III IN HIS CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS IN WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, US.
Moscow, Sep 16 (EFE) .- (Camera: Fernando Salcines) The ruling party United Russia, worn out by the coronavirus pandemic and the 20 years it has been in power, seeks to renew the constitutional majority starting this Friday in the Duma or Lower House.FOOTAGE OF MOSCOW.
On Friday, Joe Biden said he strongly considered Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont to be his labor secretary. However, after Democrats regained control of the senate, both men decided against the move. "I did give serious consideration on nominating my friend Bernie Sanders." Biden said. "I'm confident he could have done a fantastic job." Biden chose Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as his pick for labor Secretary.
On Sunday, GOP Sen. John Barrasso said Joe Biden's cabinet nominees are going to face a hard road towards confirmation. According to Politico Barrasson said a Republican-controlled Senate should not expect an easy pathway to confirmation. "It's not going to be a garden party," he said. Barrasso said Biden's nominees will have to "run the gauntlet" towards confirmation. He said Biden's selections resembled a "third term of the Obama administration."
President-elect Joe Biden has named New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland to serve as interior secretary. According to CNN, If Haaland is confirmed by the Senate, she would be the first Native American Cabinet secretary. The department conserves and manages the nation's natural resources and cultural heritage. It also oversees the federal government's relationships with Native American tribes. IN 2018 Haaland was elected as one of the two first female Native Americans in Congress. She is an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna and also has Jemez Pueblo heritage.
(CNN) President-elect Joe Biden will introduce former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg as his nominee for transportation secretary at an event in Wilmington, Delaware on Wednesday. Buttigieg's selection also represents the first time the President-elect has tapped one of his former Democratic presidential opponents to join his administration as a Cabinet secretary. The role of transportation secretary is expected to play a central part in Biden's push for a bipartisan infrastructure package. The former mayor is seen as a rising star in the Democratic primary and rose to national prominence during the 2020 Democratic primary.
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