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Displaying all articles tagged:
Trump Cabinet
politics
July 9, 2019
As Labor Secretary, Alexander Acosta Is Still Shielding the Wealthy
His disqualifying habit of protecting the rich at the expense of the poor and vulnerable goes far beyond Jeffrey Epstein.
By
Sarah Jones
May 6, 2018
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Finally Gets Her Own Ethics Scandal
Her many interviews with her shipping magnate father feature the Transportation Department emblem and highlight her government connections.
By
Margaret Hartmann
July 10, 2017
Trump’s CDC Pick Peddled ‘Anti-Aging’ Medicine to Her Gynecologic Patients
Brenda Fitzgerald is still among the most defensible appointments Trump has made.
By
Eric Levitz
June 22, 2017
Populist President: I’d Rather Get Advice From Wall Street Than ‘a Poor Person’
At a rally in Iowa, Trump explains why his cabinet is filled with multimillionaires.
By
Eric Levitz
Feb. 17, 2017
Senate Confirms Leading Opponent of Environmental Regulation As Head of the EPA
Scott Pruitt will spearhead the Trump administration’s efforts to increase water pollution and accelerate man-made climate change.
By
Eric Levitz
Feb. 7, 2017
WATCH: Betsy DeVos Was Just Confirmed in an Unprecedented Tiebreaker Vote
Vice-President Mike Pence delivered the first tie-breaking vote for a cabinet appointee in history.
By
Christine Nguyen
and
Jared T. Miller
parlor game
Feb. 7, 2017
Ranking the Trump-Administration Appointees, From Bad to Monstrous
A race to the bottom.
By
Jonathan Chait,
Ed Kilgore,
and
Eric Levitz
the national interest
Feb. 5, 2017
The True Purpose of Trumpism
A culture war sold through the rhetoric of jobs and security.
By
Jonathan Chait
Feb. 1, 2017
Senate Confirms Rex Tillerson As Secretary of State
It’s official: America’s top diplomat is now Vladimir Putin’s favorite Exxon CEO!
By
Eric Levitz
Feb. 1, 2017
Republicans Buck Boycott, Vote for Price and Mnuchin Without Democrats Present
After a Democratic boycott, Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee changed the rules so they could advance the cabinet nominees by themselves.
By
Eric Levitz
government gazillionaires
Jan. 23, 2017
The Billionaires (and Mega-Millionaires) Trump Wants in His Cabinet
Populism has seldom been so rich. A nominee dossier.
By
Nick Tabor
and
James D. Walsh
wall street
Jan. 23, 2017
For Wall Streeters Who Bet Long on Trump, It’s Bonus Time
After getting behind their very unlikely candidate, a few financiers are salivating over the dividends.
By
Jessica Pressler
Dec. 23, 2016
Trump’s Pick for Health Secretary Traded Medical Stocks While in Congress
Tom Price traded more than $300,000 in shares of health-care companies while sponsoring legislation that would likely affect the value of the shares.
By
Eric Levitz
Nov. 29, 2016
Trump Picks Elaine Chao for Transportation Secretary
Chao would have a key role in shaping Trump’s infrastructure plan — a policy that her husband Mitch McConnell has displayed little enthusiasm for.
By
Eric Levitz