Loose Change: Biden picks CAP’s Tanden as OMB chief

President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate Neera Tanden, the chief of the liberal think tank Center for American Progress (CAP), to lead the White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB), the office that has significant influence over federal spending and regulatory policy, including pre-publication reviews of major EPA rules. Biden announced the pick Nov. 30 alongside a suite of other nominations to his economic team, including a trio of progressive economists to fill out the Council of Economic Advisers...