White House to withdraw Cunningham’s nomination for deputy USTR

The Biden administration will withdraw its nomination of Nelson Cunningham to serve as deputy U.S. Trade Representative following skepticism from Senate Finance Committee Democrats over his professional background and longstanding support for free trade. Cunningham, who was nominated to become deputy USTR for the Western Hemisphere, Europe, the Middle East, labor and environment, instead will join the State Department as a senior adviser -- a position that does not require Senate confirmation. In a statement , the department said Cunningham...