Janet Yellen wins Senate approval as treasury secretary

WASHINGTON – The Senate on Monday approved President Joe Biden’s nomination of Janet Yellen to be the nation’s 78th treasury secretary, making her the first woman to hold the job in the department’s 232-year history. Yellen, a former Federal Reserve chairwoman, was approved by the Senate on a 84-15 vote, becoming the third member of Biden’s Cabinet to win confirmation. She is expected to play a key role in gaining congressional approval of Biden’s $1.9 trillion...