WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Common Cause issued the following news release: John P. ("Sean") Coffey, a board member at Common Cause New York, was nominated by President Biden to be the General Counsel of the Department of the Navy. Coffey is a retired Navy captain and former federal prosecutor who currently serves as the Chair of Complex Litigation at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP in New York City. He is an honors graduate of the United States Naval Academy and Georgetown University Law Cente  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The White House issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following ten individuals to serve in key roles: * Maria Luisa Pagan, Nominee for Deputy United States Trade Representative, Geneva Office * Christopher Wilson, Nominee for Chief Innovation and Intellectual Property Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative * Leopoldo Martinez, Nominee for Executive Director of the Inter-Americ  more