Tag: Cabinet

A member of the media, right, gets their temperature taken by member of the White House physicians office, over concerns about the coronavirus outside the James Brady Briefing Room at the White House, Saturday, March 14, 2020, in Washington.

From picks to policy: Here’s what Biden’s key appointments mean for his administration

Joseph Lawler, Joel Gehrke, Tyler Van Dyke, Mike Brest · December 24, 2020 12:00 pm

Democratic presidential candidate South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks outside the Statehouse, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, in Concord, N.H., after filing to be placed on the New Hampshire primary ballot.

Biden team deletes ad mocking Buttigieg after nominating him for DOT secretary

Michael Lee · December 17, 2020 3:07 pm

Deb Haaland

House Democrats cope with Biden administration pilfering from their slim majority

Susan Ferrechio · December 16, 2020 9:59 pm

Biden unveils Transportation pick Buttigieg as ‘next-generation leader’

Naomi Lim · December 16, 2020 6:30 pm

Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Cacophony of identity politics complicates Biden Cabinet choices

W. James Antle III · December 15, 2020 11:30 am

Joe Biden has endorsed a plan by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer that seeks to take more than 63 million gas vehicles off the road over a decade, replacing them with cleaner ones.

Beltway Confidential

Biden’s Cabinet selections are guided by self-imposed racial quotas

Zachary Faria · December 10, 2020 7:15 pm

Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of U.S. Central Command, updates reporters at the Pentagon about the military campaign against Islamic State militants in Iraq, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. The top U.S. commander for the Middle East says fighting over the Syrian border town of Kobani has allowed the U.S.- led coalition to take out large numbers of Islamic State group fighters that have been pouring in. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Biden defense secretary pick Gen. Lloyd Austin calls himself ‘a civilian leader with military experience’

Abraham Mahshie · December 9, 2020 7:52 pm

Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack appears at an event.

Obama-era Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack tapped to return to role under Biden

Haley Victory Smith · December 8, 2020 11:05 pm

WATCH LIVE: Biden introduces members of his health team

Washington Examiner Staff · December 8, 2020 6:35 pm

Under Biden, Xavier Becerra could overhaul treatment of unaccompanied migrant children at border

Anna Giaritelli · December 8, 2020 11:30 am

Neera Tanden, president and chief executive officer of Center for American Progress, speaks at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. The conference is a unique setting that convenes individuals with the capital, power and influence to move the world forward meet face-to-face with those whose expertise and creativity are reinventing industry, philanthropy and media.

Beltway Confidential

Return to normalcy: That time Biden’s OMB nominee outed a sexual harassment victim

Tiana Lowe Doescher · November 29, 2020 10:30 pm

Hispanic Caucus urges Biden to pick New Mexico governor for secretary of Health and Human Services

Tyler Van Dyke · November 29, 2020 8:10 pm