Today on TAP: Obama’s OIRA director should not make a comeback under Biden
Cabinet Watch
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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.
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Fintech Loves This Rumored Biden Nominee
A leading contender to run the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Michael Barr, has a particular cheering section among the shadiest of online financial operators.
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The Chopra Gambit
The nominee for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director used his platform as a minority-party commissioner to build a profile. Democrats should do this more often.
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Big Tech Critics Alarmed at Direction of Biden Antitrust Personnel
Renata Hesse, who has worked for Google and Amazon, is the leading candidate to run the Justice Department’s antitrust division.
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Biden Must Close the Revolving Door Between BigLaw and Government
Representing corporate clients against the public interest isn’t the ideal training ground for Biden administration officials.
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Another BlackRock Veteran Will Join the Biden Administration
Michael Pyle is set to become Kamala Harris’s chief economist. Pyle is not an economist.
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How Education Secretary Nominee Miguel Cardona Works With Teachers
In Connecticut, Cardona’s school district engaged in an innovative labor-management partnership to improve outcomes.