Kamala Harris promised Thursday to appoint a Republican to her Cabinet if sheâs elected president. âI think itâs important to have people at the table when some of the most important decisions are being made that have different views, different experiences,â Harris told CNNâs Dana Bash in a pre-released clip of the Democratic presidential nomineeâs
Trump Vows to Sign Executive Order ‘Directing’ Cabinet Secretaries, Agencies to ‘Use Every Tool’ to ‘Defeat Inflation’
August 15, 2024 by
Former President Donald Trump vowed that if elected president, he would âsign an executive order directingâ each cabinet secretary and agency head to âuse every toolâ they had to defeat inflation. âOn my first day back in the Oval Office, I will sign an executive order directing every cabinet secretary and agency head to use
Trump Vows to Put a ‘Libertarian’ in His Cabinet, ‘Senior Posts’
July 20, 2024 by
Former President Donald Trump vowed to place members of the Libertarian Party in his cabinet and in âsenior postsâ in his administration if elected president in November. While speaking at the Libertarian Partyâs National Convention, Trump told attendees to either nominate him, or vote for him and they would âwin together.â âYou heard those words,â
GOP Senator Asks Two Biden Cabinet Members Whether âHigh Rankingâ Officials Are Using Encrypted Apps To âCloakâ Communications
May 19, 2021 by
A top GOP senator is demanding answers after hearing allegations of high-ranking Biden administration officials cloaking communications using encrypted apps, potentially blocking conversations from public information requests. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member John Barrasso sent letters to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Monday, expressing his concerns about the…
Neera Tanden Was âProud To Fightâ Against Trump Cabinet Picks, Now Sheâs Battling To Save Her Own Nomination
February 22, 2021 by
Neera Tandenâs nomination to serve as White House budget director is in jeopardy after Sen. Joe Manchin came out against her confirmation. Opposition to Senate-confirmed positions is nothing new for Tanden, who said in early 2017 that she was âfighting hardâ against Trumpâs pick to lead the Department of Education. Tanden, the president of the…
The Numbers Donât Lie: Comparing Trumpâs Cabinet Confirmations With Obamaâs
February 9, 2017 by
Donald Trump began his presidency with fewer Cabinet nominations confirmed than any other president in almost 30 years. Both George W. Bush and Barack Obama had seven of their nominees confirmed by their first day in office in 2001 and 2009. Bill Clinton had three confirmed the day he was sworn in. Trump had two. By this time […]
Trump Assembles a War Cabinet to Meet Foreign Threats
December 5, 2016 by
With the selections of General James N. âMad Dogâ Mattis as Secretary of Defense and Lt. General Michael T. Flynn as national security adviser, President-elect Donald J. Trump has indicated that he is prepared to meet foreign threats from Russia, China, and global Islam. Indeed, Flynn argues in his book, The Field of Fight, that […]
Israeli Cabinet Minister Miri Regev: Nuke agreement gives Iran a âlicense to kill.â
July 14, 2015 by
âIran will get a jackpot, a cash bonanza of hundreds of billions of dollars, which will enable it to continue to pursue its aggression and terror in the region and in the world,â said Netanyahu. âA dark day for the free world,â said Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett. Yes, that it is, and one that […]