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2020 transition

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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.

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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.”…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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…

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