FILE - Neera Tanden, President Joe Bidens nominee for Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), testifies during a Senate Committee on the Budget hearing on Capitol Hill on Feb.
10, 2021 in Washington, DC. WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, has withdrawn her nomination after she faced opposition from key Democratic and Republican senators for her controversial tweets.Her withdrawal marks the first high-profile defeat of one of Biden's nominees.
Eleven of the 23 Cabinet nominees requiring Senate approval have been confirmed, most with strong bipartisan support."Unfortunately, it now seems clear that there is no path forward to gain confirmation, and I do not want.