{"id":2356342,"date":"2024-10-17T17:41:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T21:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-an-early-look-at-what-a-harris-administration-cabinet-could-look-like-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-17T17:43:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T21:43:13","slug":"heres-an-early-look-at-what-a-harris-administration-cabinet-could-look-like-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-an-early-look-at-what-a-harris-administration-cabinet-could-look-like-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s an early look at what a Harris administration Cabinet could look like &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fheres-an-early-look-at-what-a-harris-administration-cabinet-could-look-like-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2356342&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the potential Cabinet of \u2062Vice President\u200b Kamala Harris if she wins the presidency, marking a unique transition within the same political party for the first time since \u200d1988. Yohannes Abraham,\u2063 who headed the Biden-Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">transition team<\/a> in \u200c2020, is leading Harris&#8217;s efforts to assemble and vet candidates for her administration. Notable team members \u2064include former legal advisers and aides. \u200dAlthough the transition is still in early stages, potential candidates for key positions are being considered.<\/p>\n<p>Key positions \u200cdiscussed include:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Federal Trade Commissioner**: \u200dCurrent Chairwoman Lina Khan is\u200b favored by \u200dsome advisers for her tough stance on tech companies, despite \u200dopposition from others \u200bin the tech \u200dsector.<\/p>\n<p>-\u2062 **White House General Counsel**: Karen Dunn has\u2063 been instrumental \u200din Harris&#8217;s campaign and could face conflicts of interest if she maintains ties with companies involved in\u200c government litigation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Secretary of Treasury**: Jeff Zients and the current Treasury head, Wally\u200d Adeyemo, are being considered, \u2064with a strategy of retaining certain positions \u2064due to\u2062 the challenges of confirming new appointees in a potentially Republican-controlled \u200dSenate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Secretary\u2063 of \u2062Defense**: Michele Flournoy\u2063 is under\u2063 consideration as she has held significant defense roles in the past.<\/p>\n<p>the Harris transition team aims\u200b to navigate a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/right-wing-coalition-forms-new-govt-in-italy\/\" title=\"Right-wing coalition forms new govt. in Italy\">complex political landscape<\/a> while establishing a Cabinet that reflects both continuity and new direction.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Here&rsquo;s an early look at what a Harris administration Cabinet could look like<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1838121\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>If Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> is elected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>president<\/a>, it will be the first time since 1988 that the transition of power will be within the same political party, but that doesn&rsquo;t make the transition process any less involved.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Yohannes Abraham, former U.S. ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is leading the charge in assembling candidates to vet for a Harris administration Cabinet. Yohannes led the Biden-Harris transition team in 2020. He was hired to perform the same role for Harris in August, weeks after President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> dropped out of the presidential race.<\/p>\n<p>Abraham&rsquo;s team includes Josh Hsu, Harris&rsquo;s former counsel in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">vice presidential<\/a> and senate offices; Dana Remus, former White House counsel; Rachel Palermo, a former aide; and Lorraine Voles, chief of staff for her official office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the beginning of October, you&rsquo;re a month out, and you&rsquo;re really wanting to make sure that you have the full vetting done, and you&rsquo;re not contacting any candidates at this point,&rdquo;&nbsp;Anne O&rsquo;Leary, a senior adviser on Hillary Clinton&rsquo;s transition team in 2016, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notus.org\/harris-2024\/kamala-harris-transition-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> <em>Notus<\/em>. &ldquo;You&rsquo;re doing everything behind the scenes, all of the vetting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, Harris&rsquo;s transition team got a late start and is still in the early stages.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has been rather hands-off in assembling her personnel and hasn&rsquo;t talked about who she is leaning toward considering tapping for Cabinet posts and other top jobs in her administration.<\/p>\n<p>While attempting to keep a shroud of secrecy, names are still being dropped as viable contenders for a Harris administration.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a breakdown of who the Harris transition team may have their eyes on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Federal Trade Commissioner:&nbsp;Lina Khan<\/h2>\n<p>According to <em>Notus<\/em>, Harris&rsquo;s economic adviser Brian Deese has advocated Harris to keep current FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan. She&rsquo;s garnered a reputation for playing hardball with Big Tech companies, filing antitrust lawsuits against Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, many Democrats in the technology and finance space are campaigning for Harris to remove Khan. Billionaire Mark Cuban has claimed Khan&rsquo;s effort to &ldquo;break up the biggest tech companies&rdquo; hampers the United States&rsquo;s ability to be the best and most innovative in artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">White House General Counsel: Karen Dunn<\/h2>\n<p>Karen Dunn played a crucial role in Harris&rsquo;s debate preparation. She is a top litigator who is currently defending Google against charges of orchestrating an alleged monopoly over digital advertising, and she is co-hosting an expensive fundraiser for Harris, the <em>New York Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/16\/business\/karen-dunn-other-google-lawyers-host-kamala-harris-fundraiser-in-middle-of-doj-antitrust-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, Dunn&rsquo;s position with white-shoe law firm Paul Weiss and her role in the Google litigation could pose problems for Harris if she indeed keeps Khan in her current role.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a conflict of interest if the government is indebted to opposing counsel,&rdquo; Jeff Hauser, executive director of the Revolving Door Project, told the outlet regarding Dunn&rsquo;s involvement in the fundraiser. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s why attorneys should not be allowed to negotiate potential settlements with the Department of Justice if they served as active bundlers, including fundraiser hosts, for that administration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Secretary of Treasury: Jeff Zients and Wally Adeyemo&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>Jeff Zients is Biden&rsquo;s chief of staff and assisted in his 2020 transition. He is also being floated as a contender to lead the Treasury Department, according to the outlet. Wally Adeyemo,&nbsp;the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-cuomo-may-be-in-trouble-melissa-derosa-is-his-assistant-who-outed-him-and-her-mother-in-law-audrey-strauss-is-head-of-the-dojs-sdny\/\" title=\"Governor Cuomo May Be In Trouble \u2013 Melissa DeRosa Is His Assistant Who Outed Him and Her Mother-in-Law, Audrey Strauss, Is Head of the DOJ\u2019s SDNY\">current head<\/a> of the Treasury Department, could also retain his position.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Harris team is leaning toward retaining certain positions, partly because it fears the difficulty of getting new people confirmed by a Republican-controlled Senate.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Going down that road, while politically convenient in avoiding an immediate clash with the Senate, would feed into the narrative that Harris&rsquo;s term would be an extension of Biden&rsquo;s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The issue is that it continues the drumbeat of &lsquo;what makes you different from Joe&rsquo; if you&rsquo;re keeping the same staffers,&rdquo; a person familiar with Harris&rsquo;s campaign told <em>Notus<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Secretary of Defense:&nbsp; Michele Flournoy<\/h2>\n<p>Michele Flournoy was first floated as secretary of defense by Clinton in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Under the Obama administration, Flournoy served as the Pentagon policy chief, and back in 2020, many were hopeful that Biden would choose her, but that did not come to fruition.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Secretary of State: Chris Coons<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) has been rumored to be someone angling for a move across town. He has reportedly put his name down as someone who is interested in the secretary of state position. However, a spokesperson told <em>Notus<\/em> the senator and long-term Biden ally isn&rsquo;t looking ahead but is rather focused on getting Harris elected next month.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2020, Coons was named to be a top contender for secretary of state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Foreign policy role: Pete Buttigieg<\/h2>\n<p>A source <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">told&nbsp;<em>Notus<\/em>&nbsp;that Secretary of Tr<\/span>ansportation Pete Buttigieg wants to be considered for a role related to foreign policy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A former Navy Reserve officer, Buttigieg was deployed to Afghanistan in 2014.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He and Harris are former rivals, dating back to 2019 when both of them spent brief periods as front-runners in the Democratic presidential primary contest. Buttigieg eventually flagged that the step from local government to the top job in the country appeared to be too large a leap.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1838121\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1838121\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A glimpse at a potential Harris administration Cabinet. If Kamala Harris becomes president, it will mark the first intra-party transition since 1988, though the process remains complex. Yohannes Abraham, ex-U.S. ambassador to ASEAN and leader of the Biden-Harris transition team in 2020, is spearheading candidate vetting for Harris&#8217;s Cabinet. His team includes key figures like Josh Hsu and Dana Remus. Despite a late start and limited public discussion on personnel choices, names are emerging as possible contenders for various roles in her administration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2356343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kamala-harris-cabinet-rumors.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4955,5045,35323,5894],"class_list":["post-2356342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cabinet","tag-government","tag-harris-administration","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kamala-harris-cabinet-rumors.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2356342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2356343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2356342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2356342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2356342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}