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Judy Shelton appears before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee in February. President Trump's nominee to the Federal Reserve has said she supports the gold standard and has questioned the mission of the central bank.
J. Scott Applewhite/APThe 47-50 vote came as Sens. Mitt Romney and Susan Collins sided with Democratic senators to preserve a filibuster of Judy Shelton's confirmation. Two other Republicans missed the vote.
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Oregon Governor: Mitch McConnell Should 'Get Off His Duff' And Deliver Relief Funds National News
Kate Brown, Oregon's Democratic governor, discusses why she's ordering new coronavirus restrictions and how she hopes the state can deal with the pandemic without more federal funding assistance.
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Fauci: Vaccine Results Are 'Important Advance,' But Virus Precautions Are Still Vital National News
Dr. Anthony Fauci tells NPR that strong testing results for both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are "a very, very important advance" in trying to stop the coronavirus outbreak.
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McCarthy, Other Top House Republicans Reelected To Leadership Posts For Next Congress National News
After better than expected election results, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has been reelected to lead his conference in the next session of Congress. His top lieutenants were also reelected.
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Biden Wants To Help Pay Some Student Loans, But There's Pressure To Go Further National News
The president-elect called for immediate action to help borrowers who are "having to make choices between paying their student loan and paying the rent."
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Stanford University Appears To Distance Itself From Scott Atlas After 'Rise Up' Tweet National News
Atlas is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, a conservative-leaning think tank based at the university. He's currently on leave while he works as an adviser to President Trump.
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Georgia's Brad Raffensperger: National GOP Figures Didn't Understand Our Laws National News
Georgia's secretary of state told NPR about efforts by national party leaders to lean on him over ballots. He has defended his office and the state's practices amid scrutiny and criticism.
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Hungary And Poland Block EU Budget With Pandemic Relief Funds For Hard-Hit Nations National News
The two Eastern European countries are in a long-running dispute with the European Union over their consolidation of state power and restrictions on free speech and an independent judiciary.
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