Epstein Secrets

in the White House. During the transition, Kushner had offered Apollo's cofounder Marc Rowan, the job of director of the Office of Man- agement and Budget. Rowan initially accepted the job, declining it only after Apollo chairman Leon Black objected to what would have to be dis- closed about Rowan's an

ecently been named secretary of state, John Bolton would soon become the national security advisor, and Larry Kudlow had been appointed director of the National Economic Council. The president's chief political aides were Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie, both Bannon allies, if not acolytes; both operated outside the Whi

gement and Budget." On Monday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said, "Neera Tanden is an accomplished policy expert who would be an excellent Budget Director and we look forward to the committee votes this week and to continuing to work toward her confirmation through engagement with both parties

nfirmation hearing in the Senate to be deputy OMB director, may still face competition from Gene Sperling, who has the distinction of twice leading the National Economic Council." Haaland Commits To "Strike The Right Balance" On Oil, Natural Gas. The AP (2/22, Daly) reports that in testimony prepared for her confirmation he

lease Biden's Discretionary Funding Request This Week. The New York Times (3/29, Friedman, Plumer, 20.6M) reports that the Office of Management and Budget is "expected this week to release" President Biden's "discretionary funding request for the next fiscal year - detailing spending that is separate f

address funding needs and widening inequality." The Washington Post (3/29, Stein, 10.52M) says as Biden's team began putting the package together, the National Economic Council "circulated an internal proposal calling for about $3 trillion in new spending and $1 trillion in new tax hikes," but some members of the economic

eld Professor of International Peace, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Franklin D. Raines, former Director, Office of Managment and Budget Charles B. Rangel, Member of U.S. House of Representatives Lee R. Raymond, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Exxon Corporation Paul Revay, Euro

fessor Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley; former Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisors and Director of the National Economic Council Laszlo Urban, Vice President, Business Planning Director, Citibank, New York Cyrus R. Vance, Director, Manufacturers Hanover Mario Vargas Llosa,