#Political Nomination

Articles (11)

• 🇺🇸 Casey Means’s brother says ‘conversations happening’ in surgeon general confirmation process — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Senior White House adviser Calley Means said on Thursday that “conversations are ongoing” amid doubts over whether his sister, surgeon general nominee Casey Means, has enough votes in the Senate for c...

  Related: #Public Health, #Government Process
• 🇺🇸 Mullin makes his case as a steady hand for DHS but faces Senate pushback over his temperament — 18/03/2026 [USA]

  Markwayne Mullin, the White House pick for homeland security secretary, made a case to fellow senators Wednesday that he would be a steady hand for a department roiled by controversy under Kristi Noem...

  Related: #Leadership Scrutiny
• 🇬🇧 Trump’s DHS pick, Markwayne Mullin, never served in military but talks as if he did — 18/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Oklahoma senator has repeatedly made cryptic claims about ‘overseas’ work and war experience, while refusing to explain them</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar...

  Related: #Credibility Scrutiny
• 🇺🇸 Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh meets with more senators as Thom Tillis blockade continues — 12/03/2026 [USA]

  Sen. Tillis vows to vote against sending Kevin Warsh's nomination as Federal Reserve chair to the full Senate as a criminal probe of Jerome Powell is pending.

  Related: #Federal Reserve
• 🇺🇸 Tillis urges DOJ to end Fed probe after meeting with Trump nominee — 11/03/2026 [USA]

  Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, praised President Trump’s nominee for chair of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, but said he cannot vote for him amid the Departmen...

  Related: #Federal Reserve, #Congressional Oversight
• 🇺🇸 Trump State Department nominee withdraws after comments on race questioned — 11/03/2026 [USA]

  President Trump’s nominee for a State Department role withdrew himself from consideration on Tuesday after lawmakers questioned his past comments on race. Jeremy Carl, who was nominated to be the assi...

  Related: #Racial Controversy
• 🇬🇧 Trump’s pick for state department role withdraws after backlash over past ‘anti-Israel’ and race remarks — 11/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Failure to appoint Jeremy Carl is a rare setback for Trump, with Republican-controlled Senate mostly approving his appointments</p><p>Donald Trump’s nominee for a top diplomatic post has been withd...

  Related: #Public Backlash
• 🇺🇸 Trump nominee withdraws after senators press him on remarks about Jews, Israel and 'white culture' — 11/03/2026 [USA]

  President Donald Trump's pick for a senior role at the State Department said he is withdrawing from consideration after bipartisan backlash over his comments about race and religion.

  Related: #Judicial Scrutiny
• 🇺🇸 Trump pick for State Department drops out after drawing heat for comments about ‘white culture’ — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  Jeremy Carl faced tough questions from lawmakers during a Senate confirmation hearing last month.

  Related: #Race Relations
• 🇺🇸 Trump’s surgeon general nominee is running the wellness grifter playbook perfectly — 06/03/2026 [USA]

  This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life...

  Related: #Health Misinformation
• 🇺🇸 Echoing RFK, Dr. Casey Means softens her social media persona in surgeon general bid — 28/02/2026 [USA]

  Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer who rose to prominence by lambasting traditional medicine and accusing pharmaceutical companies of corruption, bore little resemblance to her online persona Wedn...

  Related: #Health Policy, #Public Perception, #Medical Ethics