President Obama’s choice to lead the powerful Office of Legal Counsel at the Justice Department withdrew from consideration for the post on Friday, ending a troubled but high-profile nomination that had dragged on for more than a year.In a statement released by the White House in the afternoon, the nominee, Dawn Johnsen, said she had come to realize that the strong Republican opposition to her nomination had undermined her own goal for the office, which was to restore its reputation for providing legal advice “unvarnished by politics or partisan ambition.”
Biden Fund-Raiser and Trump Visit to New York Preview Clashes to Come
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President Biden is raising $25 million at a Radio City Music Hall event,
adding to his huge cash edge, after Donald Trump pushed his law-and-order
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