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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Biden’s Pentagon Pick Reveals a Limited Imagination
Every contender for the Defense Department had deep ties to weapons makers.
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The Lucrative Afterlife of a Trump Official
Trump’s former appointees are profiting from their time in the White House—H.R. McMaster most of all.
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Three Questions Facing the Likely Next Secretary of Defense
Will Michèle Flournoy head the Pentagon after shadow lobbying and working for defense contractors?
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BlackRock Executive Brian Deese Could Get Major White House Position
Deese’s views on the deficit and climate policy are at odds with national and planetary needs.
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What You Need to Know About Tony Blinken
Biden’s apparent choice for secretary of state most recently played the influence game in Washington.
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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.
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Poll Supports Biden Banning Corporate Elites From His Administration
Voters would be more likely to support Biden if his staff did not include lobbyists or executives.
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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.