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Rumored Biden Nom for NASA Administrator Out of Touch, Experts Say

Former Dem senator Bill Nelson backed rocket program seen as boondoggle

The rumored nomination of former senator Bill Nelson for the top job at NASA is drawing criticism from space industry insiders who view the Florida Democrat as a dinosaur and question his commitment to moving the agency forward.

Inside the GOP Plan to Oppose Biden’s Iran Deal

Republicans work to block sanctions relief, police Biden’s push for a new nuke deal

Congressional Republicans are working on a range of measures to stop the Biden administration from reentering the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran, an effort that includes a full-court press to block sanctions relief for Tehran until it fully dismantles its contested nuclear program, according to conversations with multiple GOP foreign policy leaders.

Elizabeth Warren Abandons McKinsey Disclosure Demands

Warren gives ex-McKinsey consultant, Biden nominee a pass

During the 2020 Democratic primaries, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) was unrelenting on her demand that Pete Buttigieg reveal who his clients were when he worked for consulting giant McKinsey & Company. Beating the drum that people need "to know about possible conflicts of interest," Warren persuaded her political rival to release his client list just as he moved to the top of the Iowa polls.

GOP Opposition to Top Defense Pick Grows

Colin Kahl opposed sanctions on IRGC, condemned killing of Iranian terror chief

Colin Kahl

Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee are meeting privately on Tuesday morning to discuss their growing policy concerns about Colin Kahl, President Joe Biden's nominee for undersecretary of defense for policy at the Pentagon, according to sources close to the committee.

Possible Biden Pick for NEC Scrubs Twitter Feed

NYT contributing writer Tim Wu called conservatives ‘wretched’ and Brett Kavanaugh a ‘credibly accused sexual assailant’

A New York Times contributing writer who is reportedly the Biden administration’s top candidate for a seat on the National Economic Council recently purged his Twitter feed of thousands of Twitter posts, many of which mocked conservatives and Republican leaders.