Joe Biden’s Administration Is Starting To Look Like A Mullet
3 years, 11 months ago

Joe Biden’s Administration Is Starting To Look Like A Mullet

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden’s administration is beginning to look like an ideological mullet: all establishment in the front-facing roles, with a progressive party happening in the back. Others are assuming lower-profile jobs in the White House, the Department of Homeland Security or the Interior Department where they can play key roles in shaping the administration’s approach in a number of areas including economic recovery, the climate crisis and reversing the Trump administration’s immigration orders. “There are just some great, great hires across the board that we’re very excited about.” Gautam Raghavan, a former Jayapal chief of staff who also worked in former President Barack Obama’s White House, is playing a key role in many selections as the deputy director of the White House office of presidential personnel, she said. If there was a Cabinet pick that upset the Democratic Party’s left flank, it was Biden’s decision to pick former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for a second run at the job.

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'Hugely vulnerable': Analyst exposes another 'extraordinary twist' left by Biden debate
6 months, 1 week ago

'Hugely vulnerable': Analyst exposes another 'extraordinary twist' left by Biden debate

Raw Story  

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Biden heads west for a policy victory lap, drawing an implicit contrast with Trump
1 year, 5 months ago

Biden heads west for a policy victory lap, drawing an implicit contrast with Trump

Associated Press  

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What the Heck Is Joe Biden Thinking Lately?
1 year, 9 months ago

What the Heck Is Joe Biden Thinking Lately?

Slate  

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US President Joe Biden signs massive climate, health care legislation
2 years, 4 months ago

US President Joe Biden signs massive climate, health care legislation

India TV News  

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Biden’s optimism collides with mounting political challenges
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden’s optimism collides with mounting political challenges

Associated Press  

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Biden focuses on climate, families in trimmed $2T plan
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden focuses on climate, families in trimmed $2T plan

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Scaling down his “build back better” plans, President Joe Biden on Tuesday described a more limited vision to Democratic lawmakers of a $2 trillion government-overhaul package with at least $500 billion to tackle climate change and money for middle-class priorities — child tax credits, paid family leave, health care and free pre-kindergarten. Likely to be eliminated or seriously …

Biden focuses on climate, families in trimmed down $2-trillion plan
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden focuses on climate, families in trimmed down $2-trillion plan

LA Times  

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Biden meets Democrat Pramila Jayapal at the White House
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden meets Democrat Pramila Jayapal at the White House

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden met with progressive Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal at the White House Monday, days after saying his $3.5 trillion build back better plan will shrink, with community college and climate change programs on the ropes. Biden's meeting with the Washington Democrat, who chairs the House Progressive Caucus, comes after he has held repeat meetings with Senate holdouts Sen. …

After unrelenting summer, Joe Biden keen on getting agenda back on track
3 years, 4 months ago

After unrelenting summer, Joe Biden keen on getting agenda back on track

Firstpost  

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After unrelenting summer, Biden looks to get agenda on track
3 years, 4 months ago

After unrelenting summer, Biden looks to get agenda on track

Associated Press  

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Who’s who on Joe Biden’s sprawling climate team
3 years, 11 months ago

Who’s who on Joe Biden’s sprawling climate team

Hindustan Times  

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Many Biden White House staff are working from home in another break from Trump
3 years, 11 months ago

Many Biden White House staff are working from home in another break from Trump

CNN  

Washington CNN — When President Joe Biden walked into the White House on Wednesday holding hands with his wife, it all seemed so normal – or at least as normal as a pandemic presidency can be. That doesn’t include Biden’s top staffers such as chief of staff Ron Klain and press secretary Jen Psaki, who were in the building on …

Biden Nominees Signal A New Era Of Climate Federalism
4 years ago

Biden Nominees Signal A New Era Of Climate Federalism

Huff Post  

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Biden Unveils His Climate Team, Promising To Fight 'With The Urgency It Demands'
4 years ago

Biden Unveils His Climate Team, Promising To Fight 'With The Urgency It Demands'

NPR  

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What Most Biden Picks Have In Common: Time In Obama Administration
4 years, 1 month 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 …

Biden is already walking a political tightrope over a layer of thin DC swamp ice
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden is already walking a political tightrope over a layer of thin DC swamp ice

The Independent  

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Election 2020 Today: Transition roadblock, Biden's warning
4 years, 1 month ago

Election 2020 Today: Transition roadblock, Biden's warning

The Independent  

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Progressives look to make early mark on Biden White House
4 years, 2 months ago

Progressives look to make early mark on Biden White House

Associated Press  

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Climate Change Tracker: Will a Joe Biden administration bring the US back on track?
4 years, 2 months ago

Climate Change Tracker: Will a Joe Biden administration bring the US back on track?

Live Mint  

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4 years, 2 months ago

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NPR  

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AP source: Biden chooses Ron Klain as chief of staff
4 years, 2 months ago

AP source: Biden chooses Ron Klain as chief of staff

The Independent  

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How Joe Biden could create an international ‘Climate Club’ to ramp up results
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How Joe Biden could create an international ‘Climate Club’ to ramp up results

The Independent  

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