The Department of Housing and Urban Development is lacking vital staff during a crisis of housing affordability.
Cabinet Watch
Scoops and analysis on presidential administration cabinet and agency appointments
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Chris Coons Working to Install Business-Friendly Candidate for Key Patent Position
The Delaware senator wants a say in the next director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and claims to have a deal with the White House.
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The Top Antitrust Job May Go to an Ally of Joe Lieberman
Jon Sallet, who helped Lieberman get vetted as Gore’s veep, may become the new chief of the Antitrust Division at the Justice Department.
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Biden’s Team of Rivals
His top economic appointments are two steps forward, one step backward.
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A Quiet Return to Government for an Obama-Era Labor Official
Seth Harris, who co-authored an early blueprint of what Uber and Lyft would adopt in California’s Prop 22, is back in the White House in a labor policy position.
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Corporate Lawyers Line Up for Justice Department Top Slots
Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland defended hiring lawyers with Big Tech experience at yesterday’s confirmation hearing.
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Tanden on the Ropes as OMB Director
Opposition from Sen. Joe Manchin in an evenly divided Senate could sink her nomination. On deck: Gene Sperling.
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Deregulatory Trump Official Praises His Potential Successor
Brian Brooks, who ran the OCC under Trump, believes Michael Barr shares his vision on cryptocurrencies.
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Merrick Garland Wants Former Facebook Lawyer to Top Antitrust Division
Susan Davies has spent much of the last decade working on behalf of major mergers and fending off antitrust enforcement.
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The Centerpiece Battle Over Financial Reform Remains Unsettled
The choice of comptroller of the currency will help demonstrate which wing of the Democratic Party will wield influence in the Biden administration.
