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How to Transform a Massive Government Agency: Lessons From a Trump Appointee

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Shortly after taking office as secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson recruited a retired finance and strategy expert to become the agency’s chief financial officer. Irving Dennis, appointed by President Donald Trump in late 2017, stepped into the job and quickly discovered the mess he inherited. Dennis spent 37 years at Ernst & Young, a major accounting firm. He would use that private-sector experience to fix HUD. In a new book, “Transforming a Federal Agency: Management Lessons from HUD’s Financial Reconstruction,” Dennis recounts…

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Mid-term election results: The lessons US Democrats can learn for 2020 – BBC News

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BBC News Mid-term election results: The lessons US Democrats can learn for 2020BBC NewsThe race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination starts… right… NOW. And what happened in Tuesday's mid-term elections could have a big influence on how that contest shapes up. The Democratic doomsday scenario, where the party failed to take …US Democrats Favor Someone Other Than Pelosi as SpeakerGallup Ohioans hope for bipartisan cooperation after Democrats take US House controlcleveland.comAfter midterms, US Democrats chart their course for 2020Malay MailReuters –Newsday –InsideClimate News –Twitterall 4,493 news articles » us democrats – Google News

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Physicist learns hard lessons about money and leadership in US politics – Science Magazine

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Science Magazine Physicist learns hard lessons about money and leadership in US politicsScience MagazinePhysicist Elaine DiMasi doesn't actually believe she was lying to her campaign volunteers. But letting them think that she expected to win the Democratic nomination for a seat in Congress—“We're going to win, I have the right message,”—despite clear … us politics – Google News

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US politics: the lessons of Alabama – Irish Times

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Irish Times US politics: the lessons of AlabamaIrish TimesAlabama's voters have shocked the Republican Party, energised Democrats and alerted an attentive world to the possibility of political change in the United States by electing the radical liberal Doug Jones to the US Senate instead of the white …Alabama Hooks the Elephant from the LeftFair Observer Roy Moore's stunning defeat reveals the red line for Trump-style politicsThe GuardianFor McConnell, Alabama Senate Loss Is Bad News and Good NewsNew York Timesdurhamregion.com –Betting.betfair –The Globe and Mailall 6,909 news articles » us politics – Google News

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Six lessons learned from US Democrat wins – BBC News

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BBC News Six lessons learned from US Democrat winsBBC NewsWhat a difference a year makes. Last November, Democrats were in despair – losing a presidential race, cementing their minority status in the US Congress and facing historic deficits in state legislatures and governor's mansions across the US. In off …US Democrats Celebrate Coast-to-coast Election Day VictoriesVoice of America Investors size up US tax reform after Democrats gain in electionsReutersA Year After Trump, Women and Minorities Give Groundbreaking Wins to DemocratsNew York TimesUSA TODAY –Nasdaqall 1,992 news articles » us democrats – Google…

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