Same old, same old?
b'
With the first cabinet picks out in the open, what do they really mean? Is there anything we can learn from them or is it nothing new? Let\\u2019s find out.
This episode features the song \\u201cAside\\u201d by Normcore, available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
Links to this weeks stories :
01:29 Biden Cabinet Picks
- Antony Blinken \\u201cSecretary of State\\u201d
- Well known Biden advisor and prolific in security circles, pragmatic and supportive of multilateral institutions, return to international cooperation
- Jake Sullivan \\u201cNational Security Advisor\\u201d
- Former Hillary aide and Obama-era Biden advisor
- Linda Thomas-Greenfield \\u201cUN Ambassador\\u201d
- Largely standard international front
- John Kerry \\u201cClimate Czar\\u201d/\\u201cClimate Envoy\\u201d
- Former Secretary of State, Centrist ally
- Alejandro Mayorkas \\u201cDepartment of Homeland Security\\u201d
- Cuban Immigrant, Biden Ally, First Hispanic Department head
- Avril Haines \\u201cDirector of National Intelligence\\u201d
18:05 What it means for Progressives, Centrists, and GOP members
- (GOP Assumed Cabinet)
- Ilhan Omar- Secretary of Homeland Security
- Rashida Tlaib - Dep of justice
- Warren -Treasury secretary
- Bernie defense Secretary
- Yang transportation Secretary
'