Reporter’s Notebook: People are policy
This week begins the quadrennial tradition of various Cabinet nominees parading around the Senate to meet with lawmakers, answer questions, and get insight into their confirmation hearing.
Biden Admin’s Revolving Door With Left-Wing Green Groups Continues as Environmental Official Lands Cushy Gig With Anti-Fossil Fuel Radicals
Revolving door is ‘spinning faster than ever,’ ethics watchdog director says Getty Images Bureau of Land Management director Tracy Stone-Manning has already lined up her post-Biden administration job: a cushy six-figure gig leading the Wilderness Society, an influential Washington, D.C.-based environmental nonprofit. Stone-Manning was confirmed to lead the Interior Department subagency in September 2021 and
Biden appears to rest his eyes at African summit in Angola
President Biden appeared to rest his eyes during a summit with African leaders in Lobito, Angola, during his travel overseas to visit African nations.
Trump Names Monica Crowley as Chief of Protocol
The role consists of working on logistics such as foreign leaders staying at Blair House, which is across from the White House. President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 4 nominated Monica Crowley as chief of protocol—a State Department position that facilitates the visits of foreign leaders to the White House. The position, which is an ambassador-level
Trump Nominates Gail Slater to Lead DOJ’s Antitrust Division
‘Gail will help ensure that our competition laws are enforced, both vigorously and FAIRLY,’ Trump said in a post. President-elect Donald Trump nominated Gail Slater as assistant attorney general for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Antitrust Division on Dec. 4, with goals to rein in “Big Tech” and “Make America Competitive Again.” “Big Tech has
Trump Nominates Paul Atkins to Lead Securities and Exchange Commission
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Paul Atkins as SEC Chair, signaling a shift toward fewer regulations and crypto-friendly policies. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Paul Atkins to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with the former SEC commissioner and finance veteran expected to take a crypto-friendly stance and push for fewer regulations under the
Trump taps Peter Navarro, convicted of contempt of Congress, as trade counselor
Washington — President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he has named longtime aide Peter Navarro, who served on the White House Trade Council in the first Trump administration, to be “senior counselor for trade and manufacturing.” The announcement comes just months after Navarro, 75, was released from prison after serving a four-month sentence for defying