Trump FCC Pick Simington Confirmed Over Democrats’ Objection (1)

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Federal Communications Commission, potentially setting up a partisan deadlock that could leave the agency unable to advance President-elect Joe Biden’s policies.

Nathan Simington, 41, a Commerce Department official, won approval by a party-line vote of 49-46 over the opposition of Democrats.

Nathan Simington

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Simington will replace Michael O’Rielly, a Republican FCC commissioner whose nomination was withdrawn after he criticized Trump’s plan to weaken legal protections for social media companies. Simington’s term is to run until July 2024.

He will initially be part of a 3-to-2 ...