The White House staff secretary is a behind-the-scenes but critical role in the West Wing, responsible for managing paper flow to the President from other areas of the administration and federal government.... The person filling the job has been viewed as one of the most powerful in the building.... Joe Manchin of West Virginia joined Republicans in blocking her confirmation, citing her past acerbic criticism of political adversaries in both parties....

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The vote was 61-36. Young has served as acting director of the Office of Management and Budget for the past year.... " Another glass ceiling shattered by a remarkable member of the President's historic Cabinet," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said of Young in a speech on the Senate floor on Monday ahead of the vote.... Schumer said," It shouldn't have taken this long to confirm someone as obviously as qualified as Shalanda Young....

The White House has launched a nationwide call-to-action to save lives from opioid overdoses--an election year effort to tackle the opioid crisis.In its Wednesday announcement, the Biden-Harris Administration said it hopes the new effort will help get Naloxone, a drug meant to reverse opioid overdose, into as many communities as possible, increase training and broaden access to the drug." We really want to make sure that we're flooding the zone with Naloxone, where appropriate, to ensure that ev

Riley and Hill’s jobs have been backfilled by other staffers.... The coronavirus team, led by Jeff Zients, employs 27 people full time. Advertisement Story continues below advertisement The White House’s robust coronavirus safety protocols have especially strained the budget, in particular the cost of testing White House personnel for the coronavirus.... The White House uses funds from the stimulus package to pay for the CVS contract....

close Video Zelenskyy expected to' implore'US lawmakers to do more in Ukraine: Chad Pergram Fox News congressional correspondent discusses the bipartisan resistance to placing a no fly-zone over Ukraine on' America Reports.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!... The Senate made history Tuesday by confirming the first Black woman to lead the Office of Management and Budget( OMB). Shalanda Young, who has been serving as the acting OMB director, will become the official director after a 6

President Joe Biden has nominated Shalanda Young to serve as the director of the Office of Management and Budget, giving her an opportunity to officially take on the role she has been serving in as acting director for the past eight months.... Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE Shalanda Young, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget( OMB), left, arrives for a meeting, along with Susan Rice, Domestic Policy Council Director, right, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., June 23, 2

President Joe Biden has nominated Shalanda Young to serve as the director of the Office of Management and Budget, giving her an opportunity to officially take on the role she has been serving in as acting director for the past eight months.... Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE Shalanda Young, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget( OMB), left, arrives for a meeting, along with Susan Rice, Domestic Policy Council Director, right, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., June 23, 2

If confirmed by the Senate, Young would be the first Black woman to hold the top post.... OMB is an incredibly powerful part of the federal government and oversees all budget development and execution.... The agency has significant influence over the President's agenda....