Famed neurosurgeon and 2016 presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson was confirmed as head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday. Carson was approved in a 58-41 vote mostly along party lines. President Donald Trump’s choice to tap Carson — who does not have experience in issues related to housing — to head […]
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Ben Carson To Lead HUD
President-elect Donald J. Trump on Monday selected Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, to be secretary of housing and urban development Mr. Carson, who endorsed Mr. Trump after ending his own presidential race, took him on a tour of blighted neighborhoods of Detroit during the campaign, including his boyhood home. He is now poised to oversee […]