All articles tagged with #government appointments and nominations
The White House has delayed nominating a permanent CDC director and is continuing a leadership search, leaving Jay Bhattacharya as acting CDC director to oversee the agency amid political and operational risks complicating health appointments.
Jerome Powell said he would remain Fed chair past his term’s mid-May end if a successor hasn’t been confirmed by the Senate, and would stay on the Fed board until any criminal probe is resolved, effectively blocking President Trump’s efforts to force a leadership shakeup at the central bank.
Richard Grenell, the Trump ally tapped to lead the Kennedy Center, is stepping down after a year marked by staff departures, artist cancellations, and sagging ticket sales as renovations loom.
President Trump announced he will nominate Brett Matsumoto, a White House economist and veteran staffer, to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, filling the post left vacant after he dismissed the prior commissioner following a weak jobs report.