Category: pick

NFL Draft Dominated Early by QBs, Including Top Pick Young

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Finding a franchise quarterback is the quickest path to success so it’s no surprise teams made them a priority in the NFL draft. Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud and Anthony Richardson were among the top four picks Thursday night, an expected result in a rich draft class that’s been anticipated since last year. The…


Florida Democrats Pick Nikki Fried to Lead Party After Tough Midterms

MIAMI—Florida Democrats selected former state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried as their new party chair on Saturday, hoping to move past a disastrous midterm performance in the onetime presidential battleground state where high-profile Gov. Ron DeSantis has helped cement Republican control. Fried, 45, outdistanced former state Sen. Annette Taddeo at a special meeting of party members…


Biden Pick for Fed Chair Expected Soon, Yellen Says

DUBLIN—U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said President Joe Biden should pick an “experienced and credible” person as Federal Reserve chair to reassure markets, and while current chair Jerome Powell fit the bill, others would too. Powell, a Republican placed in the job by former President Donald Trump, is widely favored to win reappointment to another…


Senator Cotton Delays Vote on Biden’s Pick for Powerful China Job at Commerce

WASHINGTON—Republican Senator Tom Cotton is holding up a vote to confirm Alan Estevez as the U.S. Commerce Department’s undersecretary for industry and security until he gets answers to difficult questions about technology exports to China. In a letter dated Oct. 14 and seen by Reuters, Cotton asks Estevez to commit to strengthening U.S. restrictions on…