The vote reflected deep partisan divisions over Jacob Lew’s nomination, which nearly all Senate Republicans voted against. By Karoun Demirjian Reporting from the Capitol The Senate on Tuesday ...

The Senate voted to approve Lew's nomination 53-43. Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Rand Paul of Kentucky were the only Republicans to vote in favor of Lew's nomination.

In the moments after his freshman center played the most significant snaps of his college career, Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze’s first description of Connor Lew was mature. So come Tuesday when ...

Washington — The Senate confirmed former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel on Tuesday, quickly approving his nomination amid the war in Gaza. The Senate voted 53 ...

President Joe Biden nominated Lew for the role in September. "I will work to strengthen Israel's security," Lew said during the hearing. "Israel is our closest partner in the region and its ...

Thune’s comments suggest that there could be a fight over getting Lew confirmed to the post. It would require a simple majority of 51 senators to advance the nomination. “I think it’ll ...

He said such a deal was never pursued. In a wide-ranging interview with NPR a week before the end of his tenure as President Biden's emissary to Israel, Lew, who served as Treasury secretary under ...

WASHINGTON — Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said in testimony Wednesday at his confirmation hearing to be ambassador to Israel that Israel’s “security is paramount” and called Iran ...

U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Jacob Lew, has reassured that despite apparent tensions, there have been no fundamental changes in the relationship between the United States and Israel. In an interview ...