GOP Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri has placed a hold on Kiran Ahuja’s nomination to lead the federal personnel agency “because of her history promoting radical critical race theorists,” Hawley spokesperson Kelli Ford said.
“These associations merit real scrutiny, especially in light of Ms. Ahuja’s nomination to a role that would allow her to reinstate race-based training sessions throughout the entire federal government,” Ford said in a statement.
The hold on Ahuja’s nomination is just the latest flashpoint in a broader conservative effort to push back on critical race theory, which…
