Trump Taps Darrell Issa to Head Trade Agency

President Trump named retiring Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) to head the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, “setting up what could be a contentious confirmation battle in the Senate,” Politico reports.

“As former House Oversight Committee chairman, the nine-term congressman built a name for himself by dogging the Obama Administration for years… That’s left him virtually friendless on the left, which could be problematic for his confirmation in a chamber with a very slim GOP majority.”