Biden to critics: My Cabinet will be ‘most diverse’ in US history
4 years, 3 months ago

Biden to critics: My Cabinet will be ‘most diverse’ in US history

Al Jazeera  

Minority groups are upset with Biden’s picks so far and are pressuring him to add diversity to his team. President-elect Joe Biden promised Friday that there will be “significant diversity” in his Cabinet as he faces criticism from minority groups who are not satisfied with his choices so far. “I promise you, it’ll be the single-most diverse Cabinet based on race, colour, based on gender, that’s ever existed in the United States of America,” Biden said Friday in Wilmington, Delaware, following remarks on jobs and the economy. Black and Latino leaders are hoping Biden chooses a person of colour for one of the two remaining four top Cabinet slots: Departments of Defense or Justice. “A true way for Biden to make history would be to nominate a person of colour for one or more of those ‘Big Four’ positions, and now they’re down to just two,” said Janet Murguia, the president of UnidosUS told Politico this week.

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After promising to protect ‘Black jobs’ Trump gave just one cabinet position to an African American
3 months, 3 weeks ago

After promising to protect ‘Black jobs’ Trump gave just one cabinet position to an African American

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Former longtime GOP strategist Deanna Bass Williams, who worked with former Housing Secretary Ben …

Trump’s Cabinet has only 3 people of color – again
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s Cabinet has only 3 people of color – again

Politico  

Trump has made history by choosing Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who is likely to be confirmed as the first-ever Hispanic secretary of State. “I’m of the mind that if you can find those people who can help the president achieve what he campaigned on from different … walks of life, different backgrounds,” Gonzales added, “I think that’s a good thing.” …

What diversity does — and doesn’t — look like in Trump’s Cabinet
3 months, 3 weeks ago

What diversity does — and doesn’t — look like in Trump’s Cabinet

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration is set to be less diverse than President Joe Biden’s administration, but several people of color and women appear likely to serve in top roles. Scott Bessent, an American hedge fund manager and Trump’s pick to lead the Treasury Department, would be the first openly gay man in that post. Trump’s first administration …

'They're all white': Conservative confronted over diversity lack in Trump's cabinet
4 months ago

'They're all white': Conservative confronted over diversity lack in Trump's cabinet

Raw Story  

Jeff Mordock of conservative newspaper The Washington Times defended President-elect Donald Trump's decision to appoint an all-white cabinet Monday. "It's true, but the president's argument is that these people have diverse experience," Mordock insisted. "That he's bringing people from outside, business executives, a talk show host, governors, and he's trying to argue that the diversity is not under race or …

White House’s first chief diversity and inclusion officer is leaving Biden’s administration
1 year, 1 month ago

White House’s first chief diversity and inclusion officer is leaving Biden’s administration

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The White House’s top diversity officer and first ever aide in the role is leaving the Biden administration after three years in his position. “President Biden promised to build an administration that looks like America and delivers for the American people,” said Jen O’Malley Dillon, the White House deputy chief of staff. Leach said he hoped the …

Joe Biden Promised To Make National Security Agencies More Inclusive. Many Officials Are Still Waiting.
2 years ago

Joe Biden Promised To Make National Security Agencies More Inclusive. Many Officials Are Still Waiting.

Huff Post  

Amy Dahm has tried for nine years to get the government to take her complaints seriously. In July 2021, the State Department’s primary investigative bureau, the Office of Civil Rights, found Dahm’s claims to be “unsubstantiated and without merit,” and a source close to Dahm’s alleged harasser maintains that is true. “He immediately knew by the terrified look on my …

Biden convenes first meeting with Cabinet, the most diverse ever
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden convenes first meeting with Cabinet, the most diverse ever

Al Jazeera  

Coming amid COVID-19 pandemic, full Cabinet meeting marks a key benchmark in launch of the new Biden administration. United States President Joe Biden convened the first meeting of his Cabinet on Thursday amid social-distance protocols at the White House and plans to promote the new administration’s COVID-19 relief and recovery agenda nationwide. Biden said he was appointing five Cabinet members …

Joe Biden's Nominees Of Color Are Facing Outsize Opposition
4 years ago

Joe Biden's Nominees Of Color Are Facing Outsize Opposition

Huff Post  

Neera Tanden, nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget, is sworn in before she testifies Feb. 10 before a Senate committee. This week, Sen. Joe Manchin threw the confirmation of Neera Tanden into doubt when he said he would oppose her to lead the Office of Management and Budget, arguing that her history of caustic tweets made …

Biden Pledged Historic Cabinet Diversity. Here's How His Nominees Stack Up
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden Pledged Historic Cabinet Diversity. Here's How His Nominees Stack Up

NPR  

Biden Pledged Historic Cabinet Diversity. Here's How His Nominees Stack Up Enlarge this image toggle caption Laura Cavanaugh/FilmMagic; Aurelien Meunier; Stephane Cardinale/Corbis via Getty Images Laura Cavanaugh/FilmMagic; Aurelien Meunier; Stephane Cardinale/Corbis via Getty Images Updated on Feb. 6 at 8:40 a.m. Biden's Cabinet also includes multiple historic nominations that aren't highlighted in these overall numbers, including in Pete Buttigieg, the …

Analysis: What does Biden’s diverse Cabinet mean for a divided country
4 years, 2 months ago

Analysis: What does Biden’s diverse Cabinet mean for a divided country

CNN  

CNN — When President-elect Joe Biden takes office on January 20, he will inherit a nation that is divided. “We believe that Biden’s Cabinet appointments are just the starting point for a slate of demands that Black people and other people of color have,” said Arisha Hatch, vice president of Color of Change. “There’s a feeling here of a last …

Biden touts gender parity and diversity of his Cabinet
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden touts gender parity and diversity of his Cabinet

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Joe Biden on Friday introduced key nominees for his economic and jobs team, including Rhode Island Gov. Biden on Friday also announced Isabel Guzman, the director of California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate, to lead the Small Business Administration and Don Graves, who was the executive director of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness at …

Biden's Team Tells Senate Democrats To Send Him Judicial Nominees ASAP
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden's Team Tells Senate Democrats To Send Him Judicial Nominees ASAP

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President-elect Joe Biden is signaling that he’s ready to move quickly with nominating judges once he’s sworn into office. In a letter obtained by HuffPost, Biden’s incoming White House counsel Dana Remus tells Democratic senators to try to find public defenders and civil rights attorneys in their states who they think would be a good fit for …

Transition stumbles test Biden's bond with Capitol Hill
4 years, 3 months ago

Transition stumbles test Biden's bond with Capitol Hill

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Things have changed.” The Biden era promises a turnaround from Trump’s team, which had …

Biden’s challenge: Building Cabinet that meets all his goals
4 years, 3 months ago

Biden’s challenge: Building Cabinet that meets all his goals

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Shortly after President-elect Joe Biden’s victory last month, Cabinet hopeful Marcia Fudge pointedly noted that Black people are often typecast into positions such as housing secretary. Biden could further diversify his Cabinet by picking Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico as the first Native American interior secretary, giving her authority over a powerful agency that oversees the nation’s …

What Most Biden Picks Have In Common: Time In Obama Administration
4 years, 3 months ago

What Most Biden Picks Have In Common: Time In Obama Administration

NPR  

What Most Biden Picks Have In Common: Time In Obama Administration As President-elect Joe Biden crafts his Cabinet and White House team of advisers, he has pledged to make it the most diverse team in history. It's not unusual to pick top advisers from earlier administrations because they know the ropes, said Kathryn Dunn Tenpas, who has studied administrations back …

Opinion: What Biden’s cabinet picks really say about diversity
4 years, 3 months ago

Opinion: What Biden’s cabinet picks really say about diversity

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Paul Begala, a Democratic strategist and CNN political commentator, was a political consultant for Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign in 1992 and served as a counselor to Clinton in the White House. CNN — President-elect Joe Biden’s challenge in assembling a cabinet is as complex as any in history. My old boss, President Bill Clinton, promised “a cabinet that …

Biden tells civil rights leaders he'll advance racial equity
4 years, 3 months ago

Biden tells civil rights leaders he'll advance racial equity

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In a meeting with leaders of some of the nation’s …

Civil Rights Leaders Push Biden For Racial Justice-Minded Attorney General Nominee
4 years, 3 months ago

Civil Rights Leaders Push Biden For Racial Justice-Minded Attorney General Nominee

NPR  

Civil Rights Leaders Push Biden For Racial Justice-Minded Attorney General Nominee Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden met with leaders of several civil rights organizations on Tuesday to discuss the incoming administration's priorities on racial justice and diversity, with a keen focus on whom Biden should nominate as the next attorney general …

Pressure mounts on Biden to make diverse picks for top posts
4 years, 3 months ago

Pressure mounts on Biden to make diverse picks for top posts

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I promise you, it'll be the single most diverse Cabinet based on …

Joe Biden’s Cabinet decisions show difficult balance in diversity push
4 years, 3 months ago

Joe Biden’s Cabinet decisions show difficult balance in diversity push

CNN  

CNN — Joe Biden renewed his promise this week to build an administration that will “look like the country.” But that task is proving to be a major challenge for the President-elect as he tries to achieve the right ideological balance and avoid alienating key allies – while some Black and Latino leaders voice disappointment about the diversity of his …

Pressure mounts on Biden to make diverse picks for top posts
4 years, 3 months ago

Pressure mounts on Biden to make diverse picks for top posts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden is facing increasing pressure to expand the racial and ideological diversity in his choices for Cabinet and other top jobs. “I promise you, it’ll be the single most diverse Cabinet based on race, color, based on gender that’s ever existed in the United States of America,” the president-elect said instead during a news conference Friday. …

Pressure mounts on Biden to make diverse picks for top posts
4 years, 3 months ago

Pressure mounts on Biden to make diverse picks for top posts

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I promise you, it'll be the single most diverse Cabinet based on …

How Biden's Diverse Economic Team May Impact His Policies
4 years, 3 months ago

How Biden's Diverse Economic Team May Impact His Policies

NPR  

How Biden's Diverse Economic Team May Impact His Policies As President-elect Biden picks his economic team, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to economist Lisa Cook, a former adviser to President Obama, about diversity in the fields of economics and finance. LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: President-elect Joe Biden will introduce today his team tasked with rebuilding this devastated economy. So it says to …

‘A reflection of the nation’: Joe Biden’s transition team is majority women and employs many people of colour
4 years, 4 months ago

‘A reflection of the nation’: Joe Biden’s transition team is majority women and employs many people of colour

The Independent  

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Opinion: Where we need the most diverse team of advisers for US safety
4 years, 6 months ago

Opinion: Where we need the most diverse team of advisers for US safety

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Michèle A. Flournoy is managing partner of WestExec Advisors, a strategic advisory firm, and former Undersecretary of Defense in the Obama administration. Camille Stewart is a Political Reform Fellow at New America, the cofounder of Diversity in National Security Network and the former senior policy advisor for Cyber, Infrastructure and Resilience Policy at the Department of Homeland Security …

Biden Backtracks Comments Contrasting Diversity In Black And Latino Communities
4 years, 7 months ago

Biden Backtracks Comments Contrasting Diversity In Black And Latino Communities

NPR  

Biden Backtracks Comments Contrasting Diversity In Black And Latino Communities Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Makela/Getty Images Mark Makela/Getty Images Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden sought to clear up comments he made earlier this week that suggested the African American community is mostly not diverse. In response to a question from NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about whether Biden would …

Biden says he’s getting briefings from lawyers on VP options
4 years, 8 months ago

Biden says he’s getting briefings from lawyers on VP options

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrat Joe Biden said Monday that he is getting extensive briefings from lawyers vetting candidates for vice president and plans to have “personal discussions” with his final choices for running mate. The presumptive presidential nominee said on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that he is getting a “two-hour vetting report” on his VP contenders. So, that decision is underway right …

Biden and Sanders both would face stark challenges running against Trump
5 years ago

Biden and Sanders both would face stark challenges running against Trump

LA Times  

If there is one thing essential for Democrats as they look toward taking on President Trump in November, it is a nominee who can drive strong, perhaps historic, turnout, either by reassembling the coalition that twice elected Barack Obama or by mobilizing masses of new voters. “To beat Trump is going to take an all-of-the-above approach, what we saw in …

Debate to highlight vanishing diversity in Democratic field
5 years, 2 months ago

Debate to highlight vanishing diversity in Democratic field

Associated Press  

A half dozen White House hopefuls will gather on a debate stage in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday night at a critical moment in the Democratic primary. I think, ultimately, it is a problem that we don’t have it anymore.” So far, polls have repeatedly shown former Vice President Joe Biden holding a commanding lead among black voters. Each of …

Democrats Are Pushing More Diverse Candidates. Behind The Scenes, Not So Much.
6 years, 6 months ago

Democrats Are Pushing More Diverse Candidates. Behind The Scenes, Not So Much.

Huff Post  

People for the American Way interns prepare information packets on July 6, 2005, at the organization's "action center" in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images For the past year, Carol McDonald has been trying out a new way of introducing herself when she speaks in public. “You need to be able bring your own car, or move across the …

Menendez: Zinke is on a path to a ‘lily-white’ department
6 years, 11 months ago

Menendez: Zinke is on a path to a ‘lily-white’ department

CNN  

CNN — Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey warned Monday that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is moving toward a “lily-white” agency with his reported lack of emphasis on racial diversity within his department. “We can find some of the best people in the nation from diverse communities, whether that diversity is ethnically, racially or otherwise,” Menendez told CNN’s Erin …

Donald Trump press secretary Sean Spicer defends lack of diversity in incoming administration
8 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump press secretary Sean Spicer defends lack of diversity in incoming administration

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer defended …

How The Donald Trump Cabinet Stacks Up, In 3 Charts
8 years, 2 months ago

How The Donald Trump Cabinet Stacks Up, In 3 Charts

NPR  

How The Donald Trump Cabinet Stacks Up, In 3 Charts Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images; F. Carter Smith/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Drew Angerer/Getty Images; Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Alex Wong/Getty Images; F. Carter Smith/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Drew Angerer/Getty Images; Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Update: This post was updated on February 16, 2017, and will …

Cabinet Office has least diverse workforce of all ministerial departments, new report reveals
8 years, 11 months ago

Cabinet Office has least diverse workforce of all ministerial departments, new report reveals

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Cabinet Office has the least diverse workforce …

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