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Trump nominates Justice Department official to a EEOC seat that was left open by Democrat’s firing
Matt Zandi would help shift the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission right as Senate Democrats pledge to block the nomination.
- The White House announced late Monday that it has tapped Matt Zandi, a Justice Department official, to fill an open EEOC seat, with a five-year term ending July 1, 2031.
- Created by the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the bipartisan EEOC faced a power shift after President Donald Trump fired two Democratic commissioners in an unprecedented move to seize control.
- Wisconsin Democrat Sen. Tammy Baldwin criticized the nomination Tuesday, calling it an overtly partisan decision and noting this marks the third Republican commissioner without a paired Democrat.
- Leading Democratic senators have vowed to block all EEOC nominees in protest, and the impending Democratic takeover in January raises the possibility the agency won't have five commissioners.
- Senate Republicans have mostly praised the president's civil rights enforcement approach and are likely to confirm Zandi and Catherine Eschbach while they still control the Senate.
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The Toronto Star+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
Trump nominates Justice Department official to a EEOC seat that was left open by Democrat’s firing
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated a Justice Department official to an open seat on a key civil rights agency, signaling his administration's determination to forge ahead with efforts to dismantle diversity policies it claims discriminate against…
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Yakima Herald-Republic+3 Reposted by 3 other sources
Trump nominates Justice Department official to a EEOC seat that was left open by Democrat's firing
President Donald Trump has nominated a Justice Department official to an open seat on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, signaling the administration's intention to forge ahead with its legal campaign against diversity and inclusion policies. The White House tapped Matt…
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