Confirming Team Trump

A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. December 28, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly - RTX2WRNR

Confirming Team Trump: Jay Clayton can boost the economy by reining in Wall Street at the SEC

Elaine Kamarck and William A. Galston

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

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Confirming Team Trump: Considerations for the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Friday, February 3, 2017

Crop scouts and grain buyers survey a wheat field in Leoni, Kansas, May 4, 2016. Picture taken May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Karl Plume - RTX2D0OB

Confirming Team Trump: Ag Secretary pick will affect every American

Monday, January 30, 2017

U.S. Representative Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) (R), U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), meets with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX2XNWR

Confirming Team Trump: Mulvaney and managing the federal government

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

U.S. Representative Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) (R), U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), meets with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX2XNWR

Confirming Team Trump: At OMB, where Mulvaney stands may depend on where he sits

Molly E. Reynolds

Monday, January 23, 2017

Incoming Trump administration Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin departs after working a simulated crisis scenario during transition meetings at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX2YVEE

Confirming Team Trump: Steve Mnuchin and the four D’s

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry exits after meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 21, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid - RTSSOOL

Confirming Team Trump: Governor Perry comes to Washington

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump looks on as his choice for U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks at a "Thank You USA" tour rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. December 9, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar - RTX2UD61

Confirming Team Trump: Five questions for Betsy DeVos

Elizabeth Mann Levesque and Jon Valant

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Rex Tillerson, the former chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil, testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be U.S. secretary of state in Washington, U.S. January 11, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX2YJ3F

Most of Tillerson’s answers help, but a dodge stirs anxiety

Friday, January 13, 2017

Rex Tillerson, the former chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil, testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be U.S. secretary of state in Washington, U.S. January 11, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX2YJ2R

Tillerson offers reassurance on Asia—But will it stand?

Mireya Solís and Richard C. Bush

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Ben Carson listens to a question from a reporter during a campaign stop in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. February 23, 2016. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus/File Photo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTSUQH9

Three opportunities for Ben Carson as the next HUD Secretary

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross, chairman of Invesco Ltd subsidiary WL Ross & Co, departs Trump Tower after a meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in New York, U.S., November 29, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson - RTSTWGI

Confirming Team Trump: Wilbur Ross for Department of Commerce

Cameron F. Kerry

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Steam vents from the Capitol Power Plant as rush-hour traffic passes through Washington, U.S., December 20, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RTX2VXTL

How four macro forces will shape Elaine Chao’s tenure as Transportation Secretary

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

OGE and its director Walt Shaub are showing grace under fire

Norman Eisen and Richard Painter

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

U.S. Presaident-elect Donald Trump stands with retired Marine Gen. James Mattis following their meeting at the main clubhouse at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., November 19, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar - RTSSFLD

Confirming Team Trump: Tillerson and Mattis face changing global dangers

Tuesday, January 10, 2017