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Plenty of blame to go around on high level Trump administration vacancies

Mar 6, 2017
Some agendas could get stuck at the top of the pipeline.

What lies ahead for the Small Business Administration?

Feb 14, 2017
Linda McMahon, the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, and President Donald Trump’s pick for head of the Small Business Administration, will sit for her Senate confirmation hearing today. The Trump administration has pledged to be pro-small business, lightening the regulatory burden to encourage entrepreneurship and job creation. What will that mean going forward? […]

What would a Treasury Secretary Mnuchin mean for the U.S. economy?

Feb 13, 2017
Today, the Senate is scheduled to vote on President Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, former Goldman Sachs executive Steven Mnuchin. It looks like he’ll make it through the vote and be the Treasury secretary before the day is done. What might his confirmation mean for the American economy? Click the audio player above for […]

How diverse is Trump's cabinet compared to previous administrations'?

Feb 8, 2017
The president would have more white males on his staff than Obama, George W. Bush and Clinton.
Rex Tillerson at his confirmation hearing for secretary of state. 
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