{"id":17643,"date":"2024-11-18T15:23:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T15:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=17643"},"modified":"2024-11-18T15:23:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T15:23:44","slug":"4-key-names-to-watch-as-biden-leaves-the-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=17643","title":{"rendered":"4 key names to watch as Biden leaves the White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"html_block | undefined container flex justify_center&#10;        hasRail row\">\n<div class=\"width_full\"><center><a href=\"https:\/\/wpri.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/10\/12News-GlobeRI-partners.jpg\" alt=\"WPRI 12 News | Boston Globe Rhode Island - News Partners\"\/><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"nxs-video-iframe\" data-frame-src=\"10226605\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" layout=\"responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/redir1.wpri.com\/nxs-video-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\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"> <\/iframe><\/center><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Hugh Clements<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">The former Providence police chief has a big decision to make, although it\u2019s possible that it will be made for him by the new leaders at the US Department of Justice. He\u2019s the director of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), and he\u2019s made his presence felt within the department. You might remember that he played a key role in the <a href=\"https:\/\/click.email.bostonglobe.com\/?qs=7ddcf9b03d411212ed6126077c9e723d464aa197f490a5419bf3d1cac2dad30f740cf79b0c8b4cba4c93c0066097e2d610b7baeec93d4cd650eaa3364981897a\">scathing review of law enforcement\u2019s response\u00a0<\/a>to the 2022 mass school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">Clements could speak the language of any administration \u2013 he\u2019s a cop first, politician second \u2013 but Trump\u2019s attempt to install Matt Gaetz\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.email.bostonglobe.com\/?qs=7ddcf9b03d411212b5c2ba095e108f80775d963a7e17cb236e187854c7cf1d77d0a840e1d00e4cde8f9220de089b883262c9e8d82887180ea085d48dd3ce288c\">as attorney general<\/a> could be a step too far. If he does leave, he\u2019ll have the chance to become one of the most sought-after law enforcement consultants in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter | align_items_center border_bottom border_gray border_top border_1 container font_primary width_full margin_vertical_32 padding_vertical_24 standard is_article\">\n<div class=\"newsletter_cta | border_box width_full no_image\">\n<p><span class=\"title | bold font_secondary margin_bottom\">Get Rhode Map<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsletter_widget_description\">A weekday briefing from veteran Rhode Island reporters, focused on the things that matter most in the Ocean State.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Mike Donilon<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">He\u2019s been President Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/click.email.bostonglobe.com\/?qs=7ddcf9b03d411212edc06a26d967a829da8c76e565f1b7a1cb4f47d8d0fdd85338b660a669f8e92d1c00df0ab0fe47c0b759919b71d6de5c99b05b45d76c4ad2\">right-hand man<\/a> for decades, so it\u2019s entirely possible that he\u2019ll ride off into the sunset once Biden leaves the White House on Jan. 20. But he\u2019s still one of the smartest strategists in the Democratic Party, and he could play a crucial role in bridging the gap between the outgoing president and the next generation of party leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">Then again, Donilon has caught more flak than almost anyone in Camp Biden for Biden staying in the race for president for too long, and for over-relying on the \u201cTrump is a threat to Democracy\u201d argument for why voters would reject the former president.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Janet Coit<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">Rhode Island\u2019s former director of the Department of Environmental Management is now the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That role falls under Raimondo\u2019s vast portfolio.Trump has vowed to dismantle regulations in his second term in the White House, thanks in large part to the <a href=\"https:\/\/click.email.bostonglobe.com\/?qs=7ddcf9b03d411212d143d68af749fcdcc279fe640026316501340cfcb4a88ae3031bd9b052d7c96eafe2d0812846a3f9131a2252db3fb724ad50654f9b304ad8\">US Supreme Court\u2019s 6-3 decision<\/a> earlier this year to curtail the power to federal agencies. Departments like the one Coit oversees could see sweeping changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Barbara Cottam<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">Another Raimondo hire, Cottam is a senior advisor at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and she leads the external engagement strategy for the Biden administration\u2019s \u201cInternet for all\u201d initiative. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">It\u2019s highly unlikely that the Trump administration would pull the plug on the program \u2013 broadband = jobs \u2013 but Cottam is a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat who may not want to be part of the new administration.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"divider\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><i>This story first appeared in Rhode Map, our free newsletter about Rhode Island that also contains information about local events, links to interesting stories, and more. If you\u2019d like to receive it via e-mail Monday through Friday,\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/cloudpages.bostonglobe.com\/RhodeMapSU\"><i>you can sign up here.<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"tagline_hr | border_foreground border_half gutter_20_28--mobile&#10;               margin_none text_align_left width_100px\"\/>\n<p class=\"tagline | font_primary inline_block  margin_top_32\">Dan McGowan can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:dan.mcgowan@globe.com\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:inherit;letter-spacing:.5px\">dan.mcgowan@globe.com<\/a>. Follow him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/danmcgowan\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:inherit;letter-spacing:.5px\">@danmcgowan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar oneTrustActive = true;\nvar oneTrustConsentObj;<\/p>\n<p>try {\n oneTrustConsentObj = JSON.parse(window.localStorage.getItem('consent_one_trust_bgmp') || '{}');\n} catch (err) {\n oneTrustConsentObj = {};\n}<\/p>\n<p>\/\/ Default to granted consent\nvar consent = 'grant'<\/p>\n<p>\/\/ FB script decleration\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {\n  if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s);\n}\n(window,document,'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');<\/p>\n<p>if (oneTrustActive && oneTrustConsentObj && oneTrustConsentObj.C0004 === false) {\n  consent = 'revoke';\n}<\/p>\n<p>\/\/ We need to call consent before we run init and track\nfbq('consent', consent);\nfbq('set', 'autoConfig', 'false', '884869448226452');\nfbq('set', 'autoConfig', 'false', '493062270895851');\nfbq('init', '884869448226452');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p><em>Source: <\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/politics.einnews.com\/article\/761599427\/tUmD3cT981KvkgTj?ref=rss&amp;ecode=kmfm9fDbRbj4OPCJ\">politics.einnews.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; Hugh Clements The former Providence police chief has a big decision to make, although it\u2019s possible that it will be made for him by the new leaders at the US Department of Justice. He\u2019s the director of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), and he\u2019s made his presence felt within the department. 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