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Taiwanese American Kelu Chao named acting head of U.S. federal agency 01/22/2021 03:34 PM Kelu Chao (image source: insidevoa.com) Washington, Jan. 21 (CNA) Taiwanese American journalist Kelu Chao has been appointed as interim CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the White House announced Thursday. Chao, a news executive at Voice of America (VOA), will replace Michael Pack, who resigned as head of the USAGM at the request of U.S. President Joe Biden shortly after the new leader took ...

Media no longer an ‘enemy of the people’ But the fight for greater government transparency doesn’t end with a new administration. By The Editorial BoardUpdated January 22, 2021, 2:50 p.m. Email to a Friend Avril Haines testified this week before the Senate Intelligence Committee to be President Joe Biden’s national intelligence director. Haines pledged to declassify the CIA’s report on the murder of Washington Post columnist and Saudi national Jamal Khashoggi.Joe Raedle...

President Joe Bidens scouring start He signals a goal of eradicating every trace of the Trump era from U.S. memory.  By Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times (TNS) January 22, 2021 — 11:28am Text size Copy shortlink: President Joe Biden has an answer for that: Not to worry. In the very first executive orders of his presidency, Biden has signaled that he intends to do more than merely repeal and reverse Trumps policies. His plan is to ...

President Joe Biden (Image: Twitter/@CNNPolitics) The Biden Administration has fired four people, including two in the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) who were appointed by former President Donald Trump. The firings break a precedent where presidents of both parties have allowed the general counsel to finish their terms. Peter Robb, who served as the board’s general counsel, was asked to step down by the Biden Administration. Robb refused, calling the request “unprecedented since the ...

Updated at 9:37 p.m. ET Michael Pack resigned Wednesday as the CEO of the federal agency over the Voice of America and other federally funded international

English By Jessica Jerreat Share on Facebook Print this page WASHINGTON - The head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media stepped down Wednesday afternoon at the request of President Joe Biden shortly after Biden took office. Michael Pack served for just over seven tumultuous months as the first chief executive of the agency under new legislation giving him expanded powers over the networks. The former conservative documentary filmmaker�...

Michael Pack was fired by Joe Biden as head of the agency overseeing federally funded international news outlets, including Voice of America.

Michael Pack, a Trump appointee who sought to remake the Voice of America and other government-funded overseas news agencies, resigned on Wednesday, bringing an end to a short and tumultuous tenure.

President Biden has an answer for that: Not to worry. In the very first executive orders of his presidency, Biden has signaled that he intends to do more than merely repeal and reverse Trump’s policies. His plan is to eradicate any trace of Trumpism from American government. To tackle these challenges effectively, executive departments and agencies must ... use robust regulatory action to address national priorities. President Joe Biden Advertisement Implicit in Biden’s first orders is th...

Column: Biden signals his goal of eradicating every trace of the Trump era from U.S. memory Michael Hiltzik © Provided by The LA Times Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday. Can he make the country forget Trump? Hell certainly try. (Associated Press) Even with the turnover of the Senate to Democratic control, there has been a fear that Donald Trumps trashing of governmental norms was so profound that it would take years for the nation t...