Trump Pick to Head National Weather Service Withdraws

“Barry Myers, President Trump’s controversial nominee to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has withdrawn from consideration due to health concerns,” the Washington Post reports.

“Myers’ nomination had languished in the Senate since it was first announced in November 2017, due in part to conflict of interest concerns regarding his family’s continued ownership stake in AccuWeather, the private weather forecasting company he led until stepping down on Jan. 1.”