President Andrew Jackson appointed William J. Duane to serve as Secretary of the Treasury.
Duane's appointment set the stage for a pivotal confrontation in the Bank War—his subsequent refusal to remove federal deposits from the Second Bank precipitated his dismissal and accelerated Jackson's effort to place government funds in state banks.
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Trump's top AI policy adviser, Sriram Krishnan, is set to leave the White House.
Trump appoints Pam Bondi to a White House science panel.
Trump appoints former Attorney General Pam Bondi to a new AI advisory panel.
The U.S. Senate voted to confirm President Trump's nominee to serve as Secretary of Defense following the administration's April nomination.