White House personnel director tells Trump his top two picks for homeland security secretary aren’t eligible under a federal law
WASHINGTON—The White House personnel office chief has told President Trump that his top two picks to fill the Homeland Security Secretary job aren’t eligible under a federal law dictating who can fill the role without Senate confirmation, people familiar with the matter said.
Mr. Trump and many of his top immigration advisers favor Ken Cuccinelli or Mark Morgan for the job. Both men have only worked at DHS for the past few months but are ardent defenders of the president’s immigration policies on television. The previous...
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