“The White House has forbidden members of President Obama’s cabinet to address the Democratic National Convention this month, a stark break from past policy that is intended to avoid the appearance that the administration’s final months are being consumed by the politics of Hillary Clinton’s campaign,” the New York Times reports.
Obama Prohibits Cabinet from Speaking at Convention
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