nominee

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Erik Siebert, a nominee who was under Senate consideration, with one of his former personal attorneys, Lindsey Halligan.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

That’s a stacked cast, with two Oscar winners in Spencer and DeBose, and one Oscar nominee in Byrne, who was nominated this year for her remarkable work in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.”

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

Asked Friday whether her appeal would hold up Trump’s own nominee, she said, “I don’t even know who he is…. I don’t know and I don’t care.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s term ends May 15, but nominee Kevin Warsh lacks a Senate confirmation hearing date.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Hundreds of enthusiastic congregants packed the pews at the overwhelmingly black church eager to hear what the first black Democratic nominee for president of the United States had to say.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander