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.
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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.
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Congressional Leader Lays Down Marker in Revolving-Door Battle
Rep. Raúl Grijalva has built a coalition of outside groups committed to barring corporate insiders from executive branch positions. Now he wants House members to sign on.
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Biden Stiff-Arming Big Tech Would Be Good Politics, Policy
Shutting the revolving door between Silicon Valley and Washington would signal an end to the swamp.
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Mick Mulvaney: A Frustrated Wrecking Ball
The former top Trump official is seething that civil servants want to do their jobs well.
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The Way to Enact a Progressive Foreign-Policy Agenda? Personnel.
Biden’s trade, diplomatic, and Pentagon choices need to be free of industry ties.
