His views on spending, which are in line with the man who has nominated him for Treasury Secretary, serve as even more of a non-starter for negotiation. It appears now Senator Hagel- a former Republican- will be more difficult to confirm than it seemed at first glance, and may cause ...
and when that blew up she had to settle for Secretary of Education. This is far below what she wants. But, where exactly does she stand? Aaron. He was in and then on his way out until Hookstraten brought him back in. Now that she’s “out”, he’ll need to keep himself “in...
The last remaining argument by those seeking to impose binding on delegates is Rule 16(a)2, which supposedly directs the secretary of the convention to record votes “in accordance with the delegate’s obligation under these rules, state law, or state party rule.” But there are two major ...
A banker who irons five shirts on a Sunday. What’s the difference between an investment banker and a large pizza? The pizza can still feed a family of four. As a surprise, a chief exec’s wife pops by his office. She finds him in an unorthodox position, with his secretary sitting...
For vets, VAGrok could be that partner too—bridging the trust gap with memory the VA lacks. I’ve emailed Jacobson about teaming up; no reply yet, but the pieces are aligning. Next steps? I’m pushing LaLota to pitch this to VA Secretary Doug Collins—his high-energy drive to fix ...
[25] In a “Back of the Book”(BoB) intelligence analysis dated June 23, 1983, to Secretary of State George Shultz, the Bureau of Intelligence and Research notes: “We have concluded that China has provided assistance to Pakistan’s program to develop a nuclear weapons capability. Over the...
In 1990, the Chief Cabinet Secretary Mayumi Moriyama was disallowed from presenting an award, the Prime Minister’s Cup, because she was a woman. That caused quite an uproar in Japan over the stubborn misogyny of the sumo world. An old gentleman I knew who helped recruit and sponsor ...
I was seduced by Jenn Psaki, Biden’s first press secretary, who exuded calm and competence. After what went before, to call her performances “a breath of fresh air” understates my reaction. I remained wary of network evening news, however, and watched PBS. At least Judy Woodruff didn...
POLITICO Mag has an exclusive excerpt of STEPHANIE GRISHAM’s forthcoming book,“I’ll Take Your Questions Now: My Time in the Trump White House,” in which the former White House press secretary describes the chaotic day of events leading up to DONALD TRUMP’s Oval Office address ...
In a Truth Social post on Tuesday, Trump said Helberg, one of the leaders in the push to ban Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok, will be “a champion of our America First Foreign Policy” as undersecretary of State for economic growth, energy and the environment. He added that Hel...