House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s alliance with President Trump, long an asset within the party, could now be a hindrance to his goal of eventually becoming House Speaker.
Biden Picks Samantha Power to Lead USAID
President-elect to elevate U.S. Agency for International Development administrator to membership in White House’s National Security Council As President-elect Joe Biden works to fill key roles in his administration, WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib outlines four characteristics of the prospective team. Photo: Laura Kammermann By Updated Jan. 13, 2021 4:05 pm ET
WASHINGTON President-elect Joe Biden will nominate former ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. government’s foremost foreign aid organization, the presidential transition team said Wednesday.
In addition, the president-elect will elevate the role of USAID administrator to membership in the White House’s National Security Council, where Ms. Power will work under incoming national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
Forgiving Student Debt by Executive Action Is Illegal, Trump Lawyers Say
Congressional Democrats have urged Biden to forgive most or all of Americans’ student debt unilaterally More than 43 million Americans owe a collective $1.6 trillion in federal student loans. WSJ’s Josh Mitchell explains how President-elect Joe Biden plans to help borrowers tackle that debt. Photo illustration: Carlos Waters By Jan. 13, 2021 5:30 am ET
Trump administration lawyers have concluded that it would be illegal to forgive all or some of Americans’ student debt through an executive action as congressional Democrats have urged the incoming Biden administration to do arguing that such a move would require Congress to pass a law.