Mr. Biden, according to White House aides, is open to appointing Mr. Blum to an ambassadorship, which is among the most coveted positions in any…
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Senate Confirms Biden’s Pick to Lead E.P.A.
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Michael S. Regan, the former top environmental regulator for North Carolina, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency and…
View More Senate Confirms Biden’s Pick to Lead E.P.A.Taking on a New Role, Susan Rice is Asserting Herself
On Tuesday, Ms. Rice met by Zoom with Randi Weingarten, the longtime president of the American Federation of Teachers, to discuss how to use the…
View More Taking on a New Role, Susan Rice is Asserting HerselfBiden Secretly Limits Counterterrorism Drone Strikes Away From War Zones
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has quietly imposed temporary limits on counterterrorism drone strikes and commando raids outside conventional battlefield zones like Afghanistan and Syria,…
View More Biden Secretly Limits Counterterrorism Drone Strikes Away From War ZonesWith Biden Behind on Confirmations, Senators Are Overloaded With Hearings
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s cabinet took steps toward belated completion on Tuesday with the confirmation of a United Nations ambassador and an agriculture secretary, but…
View More With Biden Behind on Confirmations, Senators Are Overloaded With HearingsGarland, at Confirmation Hearing, Vows to Fight Domestic Extremism
WASHINGTON — Judge Merrick B. Garland, President Biden’s nominee for attorney general, said on Monday that the threat from domestic extremism was greater today than…
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WASHINGTON — Judge Merrick B. Garland, President Biden’s nominee for attorney general, said on Monday that the threat from domestic extremism was greater today than…
View More Garland, at Confirmation Hearing, Vows to Fight Domestic ExtremismTanden’s Confirmation on Shaky Ground as More Senators Voice Opposition
WASHINGTON — Two moderate Republicans on Monday announced their opposition to the nomination of Neera Tanden, President Biden’s pick to head the Office of Management…
View More Tanden’s Confirmation on Shaky Ground as More Senators Voice OppositionBiden on ‘Short Leash’ as Administration Rethinks China Relations
WASHINGTON — Biden administration officials have tried to project a tough line on China in their first weeks in office, depicting the authoritarian government as…
View More Biden on ‘Short Leash’ as Administration Rethinks China RelationsBiden Won’t Restore Bar Association’s Role in Vetting Judges
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has told the American Bar Association that it will not restore the group’s quasi-official gatekeeper role in vetting potential judges…
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