The Latest: Pelosi decries fast-track effort for Trump pick

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says it would be a terrible precedent to put expedited procedures for confirming President-elect Donald Trump's defense secretary pick in a stop-gap spending bill.

Republicans want to put fast-track steps to changing the law in the catchall spending bill Congress will vote on this week.

In a statement on Tuesday, Pelosi decried the move and said it was troubling that Republicans were working so hard to shield Trump's nominee from scrutiny and debate of Congress and the American people.

Biden said unsuccessful Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was a victim of sexism — at least in part.

The vice president decided to not seek the White House in 2015 and instead backed this year's eventual Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton.