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Biden s OMB Nominee is Hitting Some Bumps
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Joe Biden might not have expected any Republicans to vote for Neera Tanden as his nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget, but her snappish Twitter persona and unapologetically partisan hot takes have proved unpopular on both sides of the aisle. Now even some Democrats seem to be withdrawing support. West Virginia moderate Joe Manchin a crucial vote has said he’s a no.
Slate’s senior political reporter, Jim Newell, says there’s no question Tanden is qualified for the job: She’s worked with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in a number of policy roles, she helped draft the Affordable Care Act, and she’s president of the Center for American Progress, a major Democratic think tank. The stiff opposition to Tanden’s confirmation is about much more than her experience. On Thursday’s episode of What Next, I talked to Newell about what’s behind the pushback and what that means for the rest of Biden’s picks. This conversation has b
Republican Argument Against Impeachment Is Nonsense
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Next Monday, the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump will begin at the scene of the crime, the U.S. Senate. The senators are not just the jurors, but also the victims of the crime and witnesses to the crime. In some cases, they may also have been coconspirators and accessories to the crime. For 45 of them who voted not to proceed with this impeachment trial last week, acting as Trump’s defense lawyers, they are accessories after the fact. They have already violated their oath to be an impartial juror, by excusing a failed coup d’etat, sedition and insurrection.