Politics Dec 04 Biden adjusting agenda to reflect narrow divide in Congress President-elect Joe Biden is adjusting the scope of his agenda to meet the realities of governing under a divided Congress and the complications of legislating during a historic pandemic.
Health Dec 04 Among first acts, Biden to call for 100 days of mask-wearing Joe Biden says he will ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as president. He stopped just short Thursday of the nationwide mandate he’s pushed before to stop the spread of…
Politics Nov 30 Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female communications team at his White House, a first for the presidency.
Nation Nov 25 WATCH: Biden appeals for unity in Thanksgiving-eve address But even as Biden implored Americans to join in healing and common purpose, President Donald Trump asserted that the election should be overturned, a futile call but one that stokes the divisions Biden is trying to overcome.
Politics Nov 24 WATCH: Biden formally introduces national security team It's his first substantive offering of how he’ll shift from President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies by relying on a slate of foreign policy and national security experts from the Democratic establishment.
Politics Nov 20 Biden adds Obama administration veterans to top staff President-elect Joe Biden is adding four Obama-Biden administration veterans to his top ranks as he continues to build out his White House team. The announcements come just a few days after Biden unveiled his first major round of top White…
Politics Nov 11 Biden chooses longtime adviser Ron Klain as chief of staff Biden said Wednesday that Klain's "deep, varied experience and capacity to work with people all across the political spectrum is precisely what I need in a White House chief of staff as we confront this moment of crisis and bring…
Nation Nov 08 Biden seeks to move quickly and build out his administration Biden named a former surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, and a former Food and Drug Administration commissioner, David Kessler, as co-chairs of a coronavirus working group set to get started, with other members expected to be announced Monday.
Politics Nov 07 Transition challenges await Biden Biden’s top priority in the 10 weeks before Inauguration Day on Jan. 20 will be building a staff and assembling the pieces needed to tackle the coronavirus.
Politics Nov 04 Democrat Joe Biden wins Wisconsin, presidency still hangs in balance Neither candidate cleared the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House, and the margins were tight in several other states.