Biden’s USPS board nominees plan to oversee reforms envisioned by Congress

President Joe Biden’s latest nominees to serve on the Postal Service’s Board of Governors are planning to oversee sweeping reforms at the agency, if confirmed. Dan Tangherlini, the former head of the General Services Administration, and Derek Kan, a former deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee they would take a closer look at some lawmakers’ top priorities at the agency. Those priorities include electric vehicles and the agency’s next-generation vehicle fleet, a data dashboard meant to track USPS…

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Biden suffered nine nominees yanked from consideration in 2021

Despite the tense political climate and several high-profile defeats that suggest President Biden’s nominees are dropping quickly, his withdrawal rate is on par with the last three presidents, according to an analysis by The Washington Times. So far, Mr. Biden has withdrawn nine nominees in his first year, which has precedent. … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Did Senate Democrats Call for Supreme Court Nominees to Ignore the US Constitution? – Snopes.com

Snopes.com Did Senate Democrats Call for Supreme Court Nominees to Ignore the US Constitution?Snopes.comThe satirical Babylon Bee web site published an article, intended to be humorous, that posited a number of leading Democrats in the U.S. Senate calling for Supreme Court nominees to end their attachment to the U.S. Constitution. The article, bearing …For Democrats, Immigration Is a Political Problem Without a Policy SolutionNew York Magazine On Immigration and the Supreme Court, Democrats Are SnookeredNational ReviewBullish Republicans are spending more than Democrats under TrumpUSA TODAYNew York Times –NBCNews.com –Fortune –Quinnipiac University Pollall 236…

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