The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Samantha Power to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Senators voted 68-26 to confirm Power, who served in the Obama administration as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
President Biden is also expected to put Power on the White House National Security Council, where she served during Obama’s first term. Continue reading.
The acting administrator of the United States Agency for International Development informed senior staff Wednesday he has tested positive for coronavirus, two sources familiar with the call tell Axios.
Why it matters: John Barsa, who staffers say rarely wears a mask in their office, is the latest in a series of senior administration officials to contract the virus. His positive diagnosis comes amid broader turmoil at the agency following the election.
