secretary
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In response to The Times’ questions, VA press secretary Quinn Slaven said the scope of the executive order has not been reduced.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Becerra served as California's attorney general before being selected as Health and Human Services secretary by former US president Joe Biden.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
As press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre once told reporters, “80 is the new 40. Didn’t you hear?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
A strong El Niño event would "exacerbate drought and heavy rainfall and increase the risk of heatwaves both on land and in the ocean", said WMO secretary general Celeste Saulo.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The rumors were in fact true, though on all constitutional questions Jefferson deferred to Madison’s superior judgment, so he could accept the offer to become America's first secretary of state without political reservations.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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