Behind the flailing lies a potential disaster for immigration hawks. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/opinion/trump-kirstjen-nielsen-border-security-.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Tag: Appointments and Executive Changes
Why Does Trump Want to Debase the Fed?
The tax cut fizzled; send in the clowns! Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/opinion/fed-herman-cain-stephen-moore.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Trump Purge Set to Force Out More Top Homeland Security Officials
As President Trump expresses frustration with his own administration, at least five senior Department of Homeland Security officials have been pushed out or are expected to leave. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/us/politics/randolph-alles-secret-service.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
More Top Homeland Security Officials Set to Leave in Trump Purge
Since Friday, five senior Department of Homeland Security officials have been told to exit or otherwise stepped aside as President Trump rails against U.S. immigration laws. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/us/politics/homeland-security-trump-purge.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
What’s at Risk if the Fed Becomes as Partisan as the Rest of Washington
The credibility of the Federal Reserve around the world has been built over decades. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/upshot/fed-moore-cain-risk-partisanship.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Herman Cain Opens a New #MeToo Minefield for Republicans
President Trump’s Federal Reserve pick is forcing lawmakers to confront a fresh round of uncomfortable allegations of sexual misconduct against women as the 2020 campaign begins. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/business/herman-cain-federal-reserve.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
David Malpass, Trump’s Pick to Lead World Bank, Is Approved
Mr. Malpass, a Wall Street veteran and a Treasury official, is a longtime critic of the international agency’s lending practices and business model. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/business/david-malpass-world-bank.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Seeking ‘Tougher’ Direction for ICE, Trump Withdraws His Nominee
The president pulled his choice to run the immigration enforcement agency just hours before he left for a California border town to address what he considers to be a crisis at the border. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/us/politics/ronald-vitiello-ice.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Trump Says Fed Should Cut Rates and Lift Economy
President Trump said on Friday that he wants another round of quantitative easing from the central bank. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/business/economy/trump-fed-interest-rates.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Trump Names Jovita Carranza, U.S. Treasurer, to Lead the Small Business Administration
The current administrator of the agency, the former pro wrestling executive Linda E. McMahon, stepped down from the role last week. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/us/politics/jovita-carranza-small-business-administration.html?partner=rss&emc=rss