Kelsey Brugger previously covered politics, the White House and the Energy Department for Energywire. She joined E&E News in 2018 after working as a reporter in California, where she covered offshore oil, immigration, cannabis and politics for the Santa Barbara Independent. Her work has also appeared in Scientific American and Coastlines. She obtained a bachelor's degree in history from University of California, Santa Barbara.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters yesterday afternoon he had a "nice conversation" with Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R), a moderate who could support Democratic initiatives and nominees.
Neera Tanden's prospects to helm President Biden's budget office continue to hang in the balance as the White House scrambles to find one Republican to support her.
Two Senate committees abruptly postponed votes on Neera Tanden — the president's pick to lead the White House budget office — as her outlook to confirmation remains precarious.
House Democrats introduced legislation this week to prevent a president from trying to relocate federal workers en masse, something the Trump administration attempted at the Interior and Agriculture departments.
President Biden today announced he would nominate Kiran Ahuja to lead the federal government's human resources agency.