Sexism. Double-standards. White male privilege. Those are some of the
charges activists and Democrats are lobbing as Neera Tanden’s nomination
to the Office of Management and Budget slips away over divisive tweets.
POLITICO’s Laura Barrón-López reports on how Tanden's nomination as the
first Asian American to lead the OMB fell apart. Plus, four board
members of Texas’ power grid operator are resigning amid outrage over
last week’s blackouts. And McConnell says he’ll support Merrick
Garland’s nomination as Attorney General.
Laura Barrón-López is a White House reporter for POLITICO.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
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