There is a big risk that he will—at a time when we need massive public investment.
Cabinet Watch
Posted inTAP
Biden’s Mr. Austerity: Bruce Reed
Today on TAP: The former chief of staff is a notable budget hawk
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Vets and VA Workers Are MIA From Biden Transition
In planning the future of veterans’ services, members of veterans’ groups are nowhere to be seen.
Posted inCabinet Watch
A New Name in Play for Biden’s Labor Secretary
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh joins a (mostly) solid list of hopefuls.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Biden Cabinet Hopefuls’ Unusual Lease: Break in Case of Appointment
The next president’s foreign-policy team was confident they’d be back in the White House.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Biden’s First Appointees Are a Mixed Bag
The transition’s agency review teams look good for financial regulation; they look bad for the agency that controls practically all regulations.
Posted inTAP
Ron Klain Is Likely Biden Chief of Staff
Today on TAP: Joe Biden assumes the role of president-elect
Posted inEconomic Policy
Biden Poised to Name Ron Klain, Janet Yellen to Key Positions
Klain favored as White House chief of staff; Yellen as Treasury secretary
Posted inPolitics
We Don’t Have to Live in Mitch McConnell’s World
But Biden has to actively assert his power as chief executive, in this case over Cabinet appointments.
