Dec 11 WATCH: Biden unveils top picks with deep Obama administration ties By Jonathan Lemire, Will Weissert, Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden is introducing five top picks for his new administration on Friday, drawing on leading names from the Obama White House while also tapping an Ohio congresswoman and a congressional committee veteran. Continue reading
Dec 11 WATCH: Biden transition team briefs press on process By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Increasingly deep into the process of selecting Cabinet members and other senior staff, the incoming Biden administration has a distinctly Obama feel. Continue reading
Dec 11 Time magazine names Biden and Harris 'Person of the Year' By Associated Press Time's other Person of the Year candidates were President Donald Trump; frontline health care workers and Dr. Anthony Fauci; and the movement for racial justice. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 4:40 News Wrap: Lebanon officials charged with negligence in deadly Beirut blast In our news wrap Thursday, Lebanon's caretaker prime minister and three other former ministers were charged with negligence in the Beirut explosion, applications for unemployment aid have spiked as companies cut more jobs amid the pandemic, President-elect Biden continues to… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 7:07 How voters are being 'duped' by Trump's election challenges A lawsuit filed this week by the Texas attorney general asked the U.S. Supreme Court to delay certification of election results in four states won by President-elect Joe Biden. President Trump and 17 states, all with Republicans attorneys general, signed… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 4:35 Why Hunter Biden is the target of a federal investigation On Wednesday President-elect Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, released a statement disclosing that the U.S. Attorney's office in Delaware is investigating his taxes. Yamiche Alcindor spoke with Katie Benner, who covers the Department of Justice for The New York Times,… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 7:53 New to Congress and looking for common ground from opposite sides of the aisle In recent weeks, we've spoken to two members of Congress who will be leaving the nation's capital about their up-close view of Washington politics. Now we're hearing from two incoming members of Congress about how they plan to navigate politics… Continue watching
Dec 10 Biden taps Rice as domestic policy adviser, McDonough for VA By Julie Pace, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden is naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. He is also nominating Denis McDonough, who was Obama's White House chief of staff, as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs… Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 4:46 News Wrap: Biden's pick to lead the Pentagon raises concerns in Congress In our news wrap Wednesday, some Congress members say retired Army General Lloyd Austin's nomination for defense secretary could violate a rule prohibiting recently serving military officers from running the Defense Department, Britain health officials warn of possible side effects… Continue watching
Dec 09 Biden to pick Katherine Tai as top trade envoy, sources say By Zeke Miller, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Tai is fluent in Mandarin and earlier oversaw China trade enforcement for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, setting U.S. strategy in trade disputes with China. Continue reading