Jan 18 WATCH: Avril Haines’ Senate confirmation hearing for Director of National Intelligence By Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to lead the intelligence community, Avril Haines, promised Tuesday to “speak truth to power" and keep politics out of intelligence agencies to ensure their work is trusted. Continue reading
Jan 18 WATCH: Treasury nominee Janet Yellen testifies at confirmation hearing By Mary Clare Jalonick, Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press “More must be done,” Yellen told the Senate Finance Committee during her confirmation hearing. “Without further action, we risk a longer, more painful recession now — and long-term scarring of the economy later.”… Continue reading
Jan 18 What Biden can and can’t get from an evenly split Senate By Associated Press The unexpected new balance of power giving Democrats only the barest control of Congress has big consequences for the president-elect. Continue reading
Jan 15 Biden picks geneticist as science adviser, elevates position to Cabinet By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Lander was one of the leaders in mapping the human genome. This is the first time a president's science adviser will serve on the Cabinet and Lander will be the first life scientist in the post. Continue reading
Jan 15 Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden’s inauguration By Jill Colvin, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Trump had already announced that he would not be attending Biden's inauguration, a break with tradition. He has spent months lobbing baseless allegations of voter fraud in an attempt to delegitimize Biden's presidency. Continue reading
Jan 15 Transgender athletes look hopefully to White House transition By Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press During his campaign, Biden committed to restoring transgender students' access to sports, bathrooms and locker rooms in accordance with their gender identity. Continue reading
Jan 15 Mike Pence calls Kamala Harris to offer congratulations, assistance with transition By Jill Colvin, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press It's the first known contact between the elected members of the outgoing and incoming administrations. President Donald Trump has not reached out to President-elect Joe Biden. Continue reading
Jan 14 Jill Biden to name director for military families program By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Jill Biden is taking a step toward fulfilling a promise to revive a support program for military families that she once led with former first lady Michelle Obama. Continue reading
Jan 12 Pence tells Pelosi he won’t invoke the 25th Amendment By Associated Press Pelosi has said if Pence rejects use of the 25th Amendment, the House will move to impeach him. Already, at least three Republicans have said they would vote for that. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 12:10 House Democrats take first step toward impeaching President Trump The drive to remove President Trump from office is formally under way with just nine days before his term ends and five days after a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol. Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor join Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching