nomination

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It is now April, and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee still has not voted on her nomination.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

She won a Bafta in 2010 for best leading actress and an Oscar nomination following her portrayal of a schoolgirl in the coming-of-age drama An Education.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

She earned her first Tony Award nomination in 1976 for portraying Rose Trelawny in Arthur Wing Pinero’s “Trelawny of the ‘Wells.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Assuming his nomination is confirmed by the Senate, he will succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell in mid-May, when Powell’s term ends.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

For the rest of the day, the nomination and the essay are all I can think about.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy