Trump Faces Pressure From Vets’ Group To Keep McDonald In VA’s Top Spot
The nation's largest veterans' organizations urge President-elect Donald Trump to keep Robert McDonald on as secretary of Veterans Affairs out of concern that some of the rumored candidates for the job would not be a good fit. News organizations also report on the latest from Trump's transition.
The New York Times:
Veterans Groups Urge Trump To Keep Obama’s V.A. Secretary
The nation’s largest veterans groups are urging President-elect Donald J. Trump to keep President Obama’s secretary of veterans affairs, Robert A. McDonald, out of concern that his rumored candidates’ inexperience and ideological leanings could cripple the massive veterans health care system. (Philipps, 12/12)
Reuters:
Trump Considering Dr. Scott Gottlieb To Head FDA
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a partner at one of the world's largest venture capital funds and a former deputy commissioner at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is being considered by President-elect Donald Trump to run the agency, according to sources close to the transition team. (Clarke, 12/12)
Los Angeles Times:
To Mobilize Trump's America For Environmental Protection, Invoke The Past
The policy changes needed to regain that happy past might be the same ones the nation might embrace if it wants to prevent a future of record-high temperatures and of weather events that are more frequent, costly and extreme. But to conservative ears, says a study published Monday in the journal PNAS, policy recommendations on the environment might sound more appealing if they’re aimed at restoring a known and beloved past than if they’re required to forestall disasters in an uncertain future. (Healy, 12/12)