The Senate Thursday confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the main ethics watchdog in the executive branch, one set to be involved in nominee vetting for the entirety of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.
Senators voted 50-46, along party lines Thursday to confirm David Huitema’s nomination to run the Office of Government Ethics, created after the Watergate scandal, for a five-year term. The OGE—which has lacked a director for more than a year—oversees more than 140 agencies, enforcing ethics rules to prevent financial conflicts of interest among federal employees.
The agency is also heavily involved in the nomination process, ...
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