Once again, personnel is policy.
Cabinet Watch
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Will the New U.S. Trade Rep Be Hobbled by Lobbyists?
Despite the appointment of a progressive, Katherine Tai, to the top slot, Big Tech hopes to insert allies as her deputies.
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Jerry Brown’s Contributions to Joe Biden
Some of the former California governor’s stellar appointees are up for posts in the coming Biden administration.
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A Democratic Party With Tom Vilsack at Ag Is Not Serious About Winning Elections
Joe Biden’s Cabinet pick scorns powerful rural voters.
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The Cabinet Selection Process Is Veering Off Course
What was supposed to be a return to seriousness and expertise has been a hodge-podge of favor-trading and ill-considered decisions.
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Biden’s Pentagon Pick Reveals a Limited Imagination
Every contender for the Defense Department had deep ties to weapons makers.
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Climate Coalition Talking Points Prop Up Brian Deese
Mainstream environmental groups rally around the former BlackRock executive, while more left-leaning groups remain skeptical.
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Where We’re at on Biden’s Cabinet Picks
A roundup of the latest on who will be joining the administration
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Will Big Tech Take Over Trade Policy?
Katherine Tai is the leading candidate to head USTR. Will she be undermined by the appointment of industry lobbyists to key jobs just below her?
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Potential HHS Nominee Gina Raimondo Has a “Mixed” Record on Abortion
The Rhode Island governor engineered a budget deal in 2015 that stripped abortion coverage from thousands of families. She’s a top contender to become Joe Biden’s Health and Human Services Secretary.