The nominee for Treasury secretary - but not the choice to head the economic council - must face confirmation by the Senate.

The speech marked the toughest test the new nominee will face before the debates this fall.

The Democratic nominee will face only token opposition in the general election.

We can be equally certain the nominee will then face an electorate far more diverse than the one voting in state primaries.

She then went on to the general election, where the three Democratic nominees faced only nominal Republican opposition.

Other nominees have faced controversy due to their portrayals of major civil rights figures.

Both parties choose who to nominate and then the two nominees face each other.

Conservative nominees will face a difficult time before the committee.

But they warned that any new nominee would still face exceptional scrutiny.

Those nominees face their first big test during the Iowa caucuses.