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DeSantis appointee to university board says women should become mothers, not pursue higher ed
1 day, 17 hours ago

DeSantis appointee to university board says women should become mothers, not pursue higher ed

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — For years, political scientist Scott Yenor has advocated for overhauling colleges and universities, which he has argued undermine traditional American families by encouraging women to pursue careers and put off childbirth. “If we want a great nation, we should be preparing young women to become mothers,” Yenor said, “not finding every reason for young women to delay …

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'Political liability': Trump warned appointee could do damage 'if let loose to run wild'
2 weeks ago

'Political liability': Trump warned appointee could do damage 'if let loose to run wild'

Raw Story  

Reacting to new unsympathetic comments from Donald Trump's pick to be his "border czar" about the fate of children born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrants, conservative political advisor Brendan Buck suggested the president-elect rein his nominee in. During a recent NBC News interview, Tom Homan was asked about a move in San Diego by the Board of Supervisors to …

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'Very big risk for Republicans': Trump appointee seen as already engaged in 'overreach'
2 weeks, 3 days ago

'Very big risk for Republicans': Trump appointee seen as already engaged in 'overreach'

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's incoming chairman of the Federal Communications Commission sent a stern letter to Disney CEO Bob Iger that's seen as a threat to other news media outlets, and Democratic strategist Maria Cardona warned that these preemptive moves could alienate voters. Trump appointee Brendan Carr signaled that he would take a more active role policing the media industry, pointing to …

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DeSantis appointee says he won’t help his elected replacement take office
1 month ago

DeSantis appointee says he won’t help his elected replacement take office

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A state attorney in Florida told his staff he can’t legally help his elected replacement take over his seat because Gov. An executive order issued by DeSantis in 2023 suspending then-State Attorney Monique Worrell from office is still in effect, argued state attorney Andrew Bain in a message sent to staff on Monday. Bain said in the …

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'He will cost lives': Former Trump appointee thrashes RFK Jr. pick
1 month, 1 week ago

'He will cost lives': Former Trump appointee thrashes RFK Jr. pick

Raw Story  

A former public health official from Donald Trump's first term as president sounded the alarm over one of his nominees for his second term. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who served as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, told CNBC's "Squawk Box" that Department of Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would put American lives at risk …

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'Extreme and ineffective': Ex-DHS adviser issues warning about Trump appointee
1 month, 4 weeks ago

'Extreme and ineffective': Ex-DHS adviser issues warning about Trump appointee

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to have Tom Homan join his administration as the so-called "border czar" who will oversee immigration policy. Homan infamously told CBS News that they intended to avoid family separation in the mass deportations by deporting whole families, even if the family members were U.S. citizens. Olivia Troye, a former Homeland Security adviser to Vice …

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'Would be disastrous': Doctors raise red flag over Trump's potential health appointee
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Would be disastrous': Doctors raise red flag over Trump's potential health appointee

Raw Story  

The New York Times has done a deep dive into the medical beliefs of anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist and newly minted Trump ally Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and has found many medical officials are raising major red flags about his potential appointment to a public health position. These views make it unlikely that Kennedy would survive a Senate confirmation hearing for …

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Lawsuit alleges plot to run sham candidate so DeSantis appointee can win election
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Lawsuit alleges plot to run sham candidate so DeSantis appointee can win election

The Independent  

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A Maui County appointee oversaw grants to nonprofits tied to her family members
4 months, 3 weeks ago

A Maui County appointee oversaw grants to nonprofits tied to her family members

Associated Press  

Two nonprofits with family ties to Luana Mahi, an economic development director for Maui Mayor Richard Bissen, won more than $1 million in county grants overseen by Mahi since she was appointed in 2023. The board said that Mahi should recuse herself from “any acts related to the supervision, monitoring, administration, budgeting, or signing of such grants or any future …

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'Public nervous breakdown': Ex-Trump appointee says former president headed for 'meltdown'
5 months ago

'Public nervous breakdown': Ex-Trump appointee says former president headed for 'meltdown'

Raw Story  

Republican officials and strategists are privately burying their heads in their hands over former President Donald Trump's undisciplined behavior and chaotic approach to attacking Vice President Kamala Harris, Politico reported Monday. This comes as Trump, whose aides had spent months carefully crafting a strategy to attack President Joe Biden over his age and fitness, searches for new lines of attack …

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A political appointee is accused of harassment. He says it’s an attempt to block his trade policies.
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A political appointee is accused of harassment. He says it’s an attempt to block his trade policies.

Politico  

According to three people with direct knowledge of the encounter, who were granted anonymity to reveal confidential internal dynamics, Kearns verbally sparred with staff over whether influential reports put out by the agency should be more skeptical of free trade, at times raising his voice and using profanity. Johanson, along with Schmidtlein and Commissioner Amy Karpel, downplayed the differences between …

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Q&A: Former Biden appointee says US policy is ‘dehumanising’ Palestinians
1 year ago

Q&A: Former Biden appointee says US policy is ‘dehumanising’ Palestinians

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera speaks to Tariq Habash about why he resigned from the Biden administration amid Israel’s war on Gaza. A Palestinian American and political appointee in the United States Department of Education, Habash drew headlines last week when he became the second official to publicly resign from the administration of President Joe Biden over its response to the war in …

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Court appointee proposes Alabama congressional districts to provide representation to Black voters
1 year, 3 months ago

Court appointee proposes Alabama congressional districts to provide representation to Black voters

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A court-appointed special master on Monday submitted three proposals for new congressional districts in Alabama as federal judges oversee the drawing of new lines to provide greater representation for Black voters. Richard Allen, the court-appointed special master, wrote that all three proposals follow the court’s instruction to create a second district in the state where Black voters …

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This rarely happens: The L.A. City Council blocked a commission appointee
1 year, 4 months ago

This rarely happens: The L.A. City Council blocked a commission appointee

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia, above, nominated Jamie York to the City Ethics Commission. The council voted 14 to 0 to reject the nomination of Reseda Neighborhood Council President Jamie York to the five-member Ethics Commission, which proposes policy and issues penalties for campaign finance violations. Sergio Perez, who serves as Mejia’s chief of accountability and oversight, called York …

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DeSantis Disney appointee taught seminar falsely claiming white people were also slaves
1 year, 5 months ago

DeSantis Disney appointee taught seminar falsely claiming white people were also slaves

Raw Story  

As part of his escalating fight with Disney after they criticized his anti-LGBTQ school legislation, Florida Gov. "The comments were made by Ron Peri, one of five people DeSantis appointed earlier this year to oversee the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District to replace the old board after the company spoke out against what critics dubbed the 'Don’t Say Gay' law …

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The Biden Appointee Spearheading AI Accountability Has Close Ties To Google
1 year, 5 months ago

The Biden Appointee Spearheading AI Accountability Has Close Ties To Google

Huff Post  

Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The head of the federal agency tasked with recommending AI regulations to the Biden administration has deep and longstanding ties to Google, raising questions about big tech’s power to shape critical safeguards around the rapidly emerging technology. The NTIA has said it is investigating what kinds of data would be necessary to audit tech companies’ …

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'Coward' prosecutor should have given Hunter Biden 'death sentence': Trump
1 year, 5 months ago

'Coward' prosecutor should have given Hunter Biden 'death sentence': Trump

Raw Story  

Donald Trump on Tuesday assailed a U.S. attorney he himself appointed in a social media rant in which the former president suggested Hunter Biden should have received the “death sentence.” Hunter Biden last month pleaded guilty to misdemeanor tax evasion charges and agreed to facts in a gun charge against him in connection with a federal probe conducted by Trump …

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Canadian appointee investigating China election claims steps down
1 year, 7 months ago

Canadian appointee investigating China election claims steps down

Al Jazeera  

Former Governor General David Johnston says the atmosphere has become too partisan to continue his work. Former Canadian Governor General David Johnston said in a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that his leadership of the government’s probe into purported meddling by China has not helped build trust in democratic institutions because of partisanship. The appointment of Johnston was contentious, …

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Canadian appointee rejects probe into China election interference; opposition blasts decision
1 year, 7 months ago

Canadian appointee rejects probe into China election interference; opposition blasts decision

The Independent  

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Trump appointee forced to pay back U.S. Treasury for misuse of funds
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump appointee forced to pay back U.S. Treasury for misuse of funds

Raw Story  

Former Architect of the Capitol Brett Blanton saw money withheld from his final paycheck in order to pay back the federal government for U.S. taxpayer money that was "misused," according to Sen. Chuck Grassley. Grassley shared a letter from Acting Architect of the Capitol Chere Rexroat that said about $12,500 was withheld from Blanton's final paycheck because he refused to …

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Maryland PSC appointee with ties to fossil fuels withdraws
1 year, 10 months ago

Maryland PSC appointee with ties to fossil fuels withdraws

Associated Press  

Wes Moore’s nominee to the Maryland Public Service Commission withdrew from consideration on Tuesday, after environmentalists criticized the appointment of someone who was an official in the fossil fuel industry. The American Gas Association is the gas industry’s biggest lobbying firm and actively opposed a federal proposal last year to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental …

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DOJ appointee releases new plan for ‘tenuous’ Jackson water
1 year, 11 months ago

DOJ appointee releases new plan for ‘tenuous’ Jackson water

Associated Press  

— The interim manager appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice to reform the troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital city released a new financial plan Friday to change the way Jackson bills for water and spend hundreds of millions of federal relief funds paying down the system’s debt. On Friday, Henifin said the city’s past challenges with water meters …

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Federal money driving Jackson water bill, DOJ appointee says
1 year, 11 months ago

Federal money driving Jackson water bill, DOJ appointee says

Associated Press  

— A bill before the Mississippi Legislature that would transfer the capital city’s troubled water system to a new regional entity could be motivated by a desire by state officials to access a large pot of federal dollars earmarked for the city, Jackson’s federally appointed water operator said Wednesday. The legislation advancing in the state Senate proposes the eventual transfer …

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Wisconsin governor takes total control of resources agency
1 year, 11 months ago

Wisconsin governor takes total control of resources agency

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis., — The board that regulates Wisconsin’s natural resources entered a new phase Wednesday, meeting for the first time with a majority of members appointed by Democratic Gov. Evers’ new appointee as Department of Natural Resources secretary, Adam Payne, presided over his first meeting and declared that his top priority will be water quality. Evers hasn’t had full control …

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