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Trump’s Cabinet Praises Him Once Every 6 Sentences, Analysis Finds
Historians have ranked Trump's cabinet as one of the worst in U.S. history.
Senate Dems Still Have Tools to Fight Trump’s Appointees. Will They Use Them?
Democrats will have to cohere around a unified strategy if they want to have any chance at blocking Trump’s worst picks.
Trump Picks Medicare Privatization Proponent Dr. Oz to Oversee Medicare Agency
Critics point out that Mehmet Oz also peddles baseless health advice and “profits from fringe medical ideas.”
Trump Taps Billionaire Linda McMahon to Head Department of Education
The former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment has no experience in education, says education historian Diane Ravitch.
Can Trump Bypass Congress to Install His Cabinet Picks? Experts Weigh In.
"It would be something that would be unprecedented in American history,” said one expert.
Biden’s Climate Cabinet Picks Show Power of People-Led Movements
Biden’s picks for the climate cabinet are the result of “a transformational set of movements,” says Mustafa Ali.
Public Distrust in Science Made COVID Worse. It Will Also Harm Climate Policy.
How will this winnowing of public trust in the scientific realm play out in ongoing efforts to tackle global warming?
Progressives Denounce Biden Pick of “Mr. Monsanto” Tom Vilsack to Head USDA
Critics pointed to Vilsack's failure to confront Big Ag during his time as USDA chief in the Obama administration.
Biden Picks Raytheon Board Member Lloyd Austin as Pentagon Chief
Raytheon has lobbied aggressively in opposition to curbs on arms sales.
As Biden Considers Climate Nominations, He Must Go Beyond an Obama-Era Reboot
Leading contenders are holdovers from the Obama administration who expanded fossil fuels and nurtured the fracking boom.