That means that even if the Judiciary Committee votes against the nomination, Judge Pickering's supporters would seek to have the nomination reported to the full Senate.
Word of her potential nomination, reported by the Washington Post over the weekend, came as Obama is facing pressure from women's groups and female lawmakers to pick Fed Vice Chair Janet L. Yellen to replace Ben S. Bernanke to head the central bank.
His nomination, first reported in The Star-Ledger and The Wall Street Journal, has not been officially announced; the appointment must be confirmed by the State Senate.
All eight of them voted no, and Ms. McCarthy's nomination was reported out of committee by a 10-to-8 party-line vote.
Four years ago, the former governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, a Republican, was hurt in his bid for his party's nomination by reports of crimes committed by felons who were paroled during his time in office.
We propose reforms to speed up the nomination, financial reporting, security clearance, and confirmation process for national security officials at the start of an administration, and suggest steps to make sure that incoming administrations have the information they need.
Earlier today, Daschle declined the nomination, following reports that he had failed to list a car and driver provided by a major Democratic donor as income and that he had to pay $128,000 in back taxes.
As President Obama introduced a package of housing proposals in Virginia on Wednesday, he traded jabs with Mr. Romney, his foremost rival for the White House, offering a preview of their general election arguments if Mr. Romney secures the Republican presidential nomination, Mark Landler reports.
"I popped the big Q!" exclaims the "Modern Family" star, who recently received his third consecutive Emmy nomination, ABC News reports.
The Republican-led panel will likely vote to advance Gorsuch to a full Senate vote Friday, where at least 36 Democrats are planning to vote against the conservative judge's nomination, PBS reports.
