Elizabeth Warren

White House Considers Warren Substitute 

With concerns about a potentially contentious confirmation process for Elizabeth Warren, the White House is considering her close associates for the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  A report by Reuters says that administration aides disagree over how the President should approach this closely watched appointment, especially heading into a re-election year.   Some aides feel that the by nominating a close associate of Warren, the President can appoint a person who would utilize her counsel in shaping the agency while avoiding the opposition of a Warren appointment from those who feel she is too confrontational toward the