Today on TAP: Shame on Gary Gensler. And the coup against Katherine Tai.
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Democrats Could Score Big by Blocking This Revolver
Demetrios Kouzoukas’s nomination battle offers the perfect opportunity for Democrats to prove themselves to voters.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Corporate Headhunters Shouldn’t Control Who Can Be a Fed Reserve Bank President
We need a democratic process for appointing leaders of regional Fed banks.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Wall Street’s Favorite Financial Regulator May Be Looking for a New Job
CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam’s term doesn’t end until 2026, but there are rumblings of an early exit to the private sector. Place your bets where he’ll end up next!
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Department of Justice’s Legal Love Letter to Moderna
This story has been retracted.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Is Undercutting Bidenomics
The most tech-friendly Cabinet member should not be the one regulating artificial intelligence.
Posted inTAP
Biden’s Weird Nomination of Kurt Campbell
Today on TAP: The president’s choice for deputy secretary of state is badly at odds with Biden’s own policies on trade.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Dueling Petitions Highlight DOJ–Big Tech Revolving Door
While Google seeks to toss Jonathan Kanter off a pending case concerning its adtech business, the company hired a law firm that previously represented its direct competitors.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Sanders Seeks Investigation of NIH Licensing Practices
The senator wants the inspector general to probe why the NIH licensed a potentially lucrative cancer drug to an obscure company linked to a former employee.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The NIH’s ‘How to Become a Billionaire’ Program
An obscure company affiliated with a former NIH employee is offered the exclusive license for a government-funded cancer drug.