secretary
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McCluskie needed the money, according to prosecutors, so he could afford to fly home frequently to see his family in California while working for Becerra, who was Biden’s health secretary, in Washington, D.C.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Wes Streeting has quit as health secretary after days of speculation that he is preparing to mount a leadership challenge to Sir Keir Starmer.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
A department spokeswoman said government ethics officials signed off on the nonprofit arrangement, and that the secretary had no role in soliciting sponsorships.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
The senator, who is not related to the famous political clan that produced former president John F Kennedy and Trump's health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, said his resolution is about "shared sacrifice."
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
“I feel like a hitchhiker caught in a hailstorm on a Texas highway,” President Johnson confided to his press secretary.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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