Biden's FAA Nominee Bows Out, Blaming 'Partisan Attacks.' In Reality, the 'Attacks' Were Bipartisan.

President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, Phil Washington, this weekend withdrew his name from consideration, blaming "cheap and unfounded partisan attacks." In reality, however, it wasn't Republicans who caused Washington's withdrawal—it was Democrats. Senate Commerce Committee chairwoman Maria Cantwell (D., Wash.) last week decided to postpone a vote to advance Washington's nomination, indicating that she lacked enough votes from Democrats. Two of the holdouts were Sens. John Tester (D., Mont.), who remained undecided up until Washington bowed out, and Kyrsten Sinema (I., Ariz.), who had strong...