President Obama fills out his second-term Cabinet today by selecting Ernest Moniz to head the Energy Department and Gina McCarthy to run the Environmental Protection Agency. He’ll also tap Sylvia Mathews Burwell, president of the Wal-Mart Foundation, to head the...
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President Barack Obama speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on Nov. 28, 2012.
Washington Daybook: Cabinet Filling
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Law enforcement capture marijuana being smuggled into the United States from Mexico in Tucson, Arizona, in this file photo.
White House Budget-Cutting Lesson: Try Cutting 8.2 Percent from Zero
This is the art, in Washington, of cutting an agency that doesn’t exist: In all the warnings of the consequences of looming budget cuts, the White House budget office has noted one program targeted for cuts — an office that...
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A Samsung Galaxy Tab near a Apple iPad computer tablet at the Duesseldorf courthouse during the opening of a trial between Apple and Samsung.
Washington Daybook: Deadline Driven
If there’s one thing that Washington loves, it’s a deadline. In fact, nothing much seems to happen here without one. Today is the deadline for the Office of Management and Budget to respond to a request from House Republican lawmakers...
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