Appointments and Executive Changes
David Kessler, Leader of Biden’s Covid Vaccine Effort, Is Stepping Down
WASHINGTON — Dr. David A. Kessler, who for the past two years has been the behind-the-scenes force driving a vast federal effort to develop and distribute coronavirus vaccines and treatments, is leaving the Biden administration — another sign that the pandemic is no longer front and center for the White House. As chief science officer […]
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Special Counsel Inquiry Leaves Biden and Garland in Awkward Spots
WASHINGTON — A new special counsel investigation into the discovery of classified documents in President Biden’s home and office puts both him and his attorney general in awkward positions as another special counsel investigates his predecessor for his own mishandling of secret papers. Although the circumstances of the cases involving Mr. Biden and former President […]
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The Boy Bosses of Silicon Valley Are on Their Way Out
Leaving as billionaires, they have emanated Silicon Valley’s relentless positivity. Pinterest “is just getting started,” Airbnb “is in the best hands it’s ever been in” and Instacart has a “enormous opportunity ahead,” the founders wrote. Both Mr. Mehta and Mr. Gebbia said they had plans for new projects. Investors say they anticipate more of these […]
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Despite Biden’s Success on Judges, Progressives Demand a Faster Pace
WASHINGTON — With an extended summer recess looming and their majority at risk in November elections, Senate Democrats were facing the prospect of allowing dozens of judicial vacancies to go unfilled by President Biden this year, and under pressure from progressive activists to move more quickly and aggressively to push them through. Mr. Biden and […]
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How Mark Zuckerberg Is Leading Meta Into Its Next Phase
SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and chief executive of the company formerly known as Facebook, called his top lieutenants for the social network to a last-minute meeting in the San Francisco Bay Area this month. On the agenda: a “work-athon” to discuss the road map for improving the main Facebook app, including a […]
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Jay Carney, Amazon’s Top Policy Executive, Will Join Airbnb
SEATTLE — Jay Carney, who was press secretary for President Barack Obama, is leaving the top policy and public communications job at Amazon to join Airbnb. Airbnb said in a blog post on Friday that Mr. Carney would become its global head of policy and communications. Mr. Carney, a former journalist at Time magazine, joined […]
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Italy’s President Accepts Draghi Resignation, Calling for New Elections
ROME — Italy’s president on Thursday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi, dissolved Parliament and called for new elections, bringing to a close an exceptional period of Italian stability and influence, and opening what promised to be a chaotic political season as Europe struggles to maintain resolve in the face of Russian aggression. […]
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For the Jacob Burns Film Center, a Season of Off Screen Turmoil
“The J.B.F.C. is a force for social change disguised as a movie theater,” Demme once said. But now something more unsettling than a sudden, cinematic cut to black has stirred debate at the institution in Pleasantville, about 30 miles north of Manhattan. The former head of programming, Brian Ackerman, was quietly fired in May after […]
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Amazon C.E.O. Andy Jassy Breaks From the Bezos Way
When Jeff Bezos was chief executive of Amazon, he took an arms-length stance toward the company’s affairs in Washington. He rarely lobbied lawmakers. He testified only once before Congress, under the threat of subpoena. Andy Jassy, Mr. Bezos’ successor, is trying a different approach. Since becoming Amazon’s chief executive last July, Mr. Jassy, 54, has […]
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