Post by: AngelOfThyNight on January 31, 2017, 11:04:06 AM
The Senate voted 56-43 on Monday to end a Democratic filibuster of President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, allowing a final confirmation vote for the former ExxonMobil CEO to take place this week.
Source: Secretary of State Tillerson nomination advances to Senate (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/yr0zYPb9H0c/index.html)