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Pressure for diversity weighs

artappraiser — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:45:53 +0000

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Pressure for diversity weighs on Biden’s Labor secretary decision

The president-elect favors Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, but the push to increase minority representation in the Cabinet could steer him elsewhere.

By MEGAN CASSELLA and TYLER PAGER @ Politico.com, 12/23/2020 12:00 PM EST

President-elect Joe Biden is considering nominating Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to lead the Labor Department, but concerns over diversity have delayed a final decision and could ultimately lead him to choose another candidate, five people familiar with the deliberations told POLITICO.

Biden has a long personal relationship with Walsh, who spent decades as a union member and leader, most recently as head of Boston’s Building and Construction Trades Council. Walsh has won support from a number of prominent union leaders — most notably AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, who leads the nation’s largest labor organization — and his nomination could appeal to construction workers who supported President Donald Trump [....]

New cracks emerge among

artappraiser — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:43:11 +0000

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New cracks emerge among Democrats over Biden’s Pentagon pick

New opposition from an influential Democrat fuels concerns that securing a waiver for retired Gen. Lloyd Austin could be a hard sell

By LARA SELIGMAN, BRYAN BENDER and CONNOR O’BRIEN @ Politico.com, Updated: 12/23/2020 08:35 PM EST

President-elect Joe Biden’s historic choice for secretary of defense is running into hurdles on Capitol Hill, as key Democrats express concerns publicly and privately about whether installing a retired four-star general at the helm of the Pentagon further erodes civilian oversight of the military.

Rep. Seth Moulton, an influential member of the House Armed Services Committee, on Wednesday became the most prominent House Democrat to say he will not vote to grant retired Gen. Lloyd Austin a waiver to the law barring recently retired military officers from serving as defense secretary [....]

Education Secretary

artappraiser — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 19:22:20 +0000

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Education Secretary

President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Miguel Cardona, the education commissioner for Connecticut and a former public school teacher, to serve as education secretary, three people familiar with his decision told @AP. https://t.co/x1ME46gFO4
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) December 22, 2020