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The Rules Dems Could Change To Keep The Tom Cottons Of The Senate From Delaying Biden Noms’ Confirmations For now, it’s just one Senator threatening to hold up a small number of nominees, but if his tactic is successful at hamstringing their partisan rival, it’s only a matter of time before other Republicans follow Tom Cotton’s lead. WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) looks on as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin delivers the annual financial stability report to the Senate Banking, Housing and...

The Biden Infrastructure Bill's Surefire Winner: Lobbyists Sam Brodey © Provided by The Daily Beast Getty President Joe Biden's multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure package presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make a mark on federal policy—and, as Washington's legion of lobbyists know, it’s also an opportunity to make some serious bank. With Biden’s speech outlining the package last week, it was “off to the races,” said Chay English, a lobbyist at BGR Group, a top D.C. firm with recent clients such as Chevron, the AFL-CIO, and Verizon. “Everyone wants ...

In recent weeks, progressive public interest organizations have identified—and implored congressional Democrats to repeal—dozens of former President Donald Trump's last-minute regulatory attacks on consumers, the environment, immigrants, Social Security, and more. But by the time the deadline to introduce so-called "resolutions of disapproval" against the pending rules came and went Sunday, Democratic lawmakers had only taken aim at six Trump-era regulatory actions—and they have until next month to pass those resolutions to prevent the rules from taking effect. Under an obscure...

The Trump Holdovers Biden Still Needs to Fire If President Biden wants to keep making progress, he’s going to have to remove these officials. Tom Williams/Pool via AP Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, left, talks with Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC) before a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service, August 24, 2020, on Capitol Hill. The Revolving Door Project, a Prospect partner, scrutinizes the executive branch and presidential power. Follow them at therevolvingdoorproject.org. Throughout several decades in the Senate, Joe Biden earned a reputation as an institutionalis...

The Chopra Gambit The nominee for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director used his platform as a minority-party commissioner to build a profile. Democrats should do this more often. Rohit Chopra testifies during a Senate confirmation hearing in February 2018. The Revolving Door Project, a Prospect partner, scrutinizes the executive branch and presidential power. Follow them at therevolvingdoorproject.org. On Monday, President Biden announced his intention to name Federal Trade Commissioner Rohit Chopra as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s next director, earning a rare, un...