A case study of the Merit Systems Protection Board, which has had no members on it for years, shows McConnell’s commitment to breaking government. Biden has options to counteract that.
Revolving Door Project
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Donna Shalala Encapsulated Pelosi’s Embrace of Passivity as a Strategy
The Florida congresswoman who lost her re-election battle did nothing to oversee or challenge the Trump administration.
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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.
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Note to Biden: A President Can Do a Lot Even Without the Senate
What Trump has done inside the administrative state has been more critical than his public persona.
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Prop 22 Is a Dress Rehearsal for This Biden Cabinet Hopeful’s Confirmation Battle
Uber, DoorDash, and Lyft want to neutralize workers’ rights for gig economy workers. They got the idea from Obama’s former acting secretary of labor, Seth Harris.
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The Biden Transition’s Ethics Pledge Is a Paper Tiger
Far from keeping lobbyists out of a Biden executive branch, the transition’s rules offer plenty of openings for the Washington influence industry.
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The Debate We Had vs. the Debate We Needed
The presidency is about running the executive branch, which you wouldn’t know from the debate questions.
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Re-Fund the EPA
In order to save the planet, the next administration must hire thousands of people to implement climate policy.
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Biden’s Big Test: Selecting a White House Chief of Staff
Steve Ricchetti, Vice President Biden’s chief of staff from 2013 to 2017, has an inside track on this critical gatekeeper position. He’s a former pharma lobbyist.