Dec 03 Automakers prep for stronger efficiency standards under Biden By Tom Krisher, Associated Press Experts say there likely will be stronger requirements under Biden. But the new technology will push prices up, and dealers fear that buyers will still prefer SUVs and trucks. Continue reading
Dec 03 Biden picks Brian Deese for National Economic Council By Associated Press Biden said Thursday in a prerecorded video announcing the appointment that Deese is “someone who looks at hard problems and finds solutions that help make life better for American families.”… Continue reading
Dec 03 Biden facing growing pressure over secretary of defense pick By Steve Peoples, Robert Burns, Associated Press Black leaders have encouraged the incoming president to select an African American to diversify what has so far been an all-white prospective Cabinet, while others are pushing him to appoint a woman to lead the Department of Defense for the… Continue reading
Dec 02 Biden, top Democrats swing behind bipartisan pandemic aid bill By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden has swung behind a bipartisan COVID-19 relief effort. That comes as his top Capitol Hill allies cut their demands for a $2 trillion-plus measure by more than half. Continue reading
Dec 02 The challenges Biden will face on immigration reform By Daniel Bush President-elect Joe Biden is expected to sign executive orders on immigration that would represent a clear break from the Trump administration, and could have an immediate impact on the way migrants are treated at the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Dec 02 Wisconsin governor calls Trump lawsuit an 'assault' By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Attorneys for Wisconsin's governor are calling President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the state's election results an “assault on democracy.”… Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch 8:18 Biden's economic team faces unprecedented crises in shift from Trump President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced his economic team, which is planning on making a sharp shift from the Trump years and his economic policies. Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor join Judy Woodruff to discuss. Continue watching
Dec 01 WATCH: President-elect Joe Biden formally introduces his economic team By Zeke Miller, Will Weissert, Associated Press As he did frequently while campaigning, Biden promised that the U.S. would eventually emerge with an economy that was dramatically remade to better stamp out economic inequality. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 6:48 What Biden's choices for his economic team say about his priorities President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named a diverse group to lead his economic team, including Janet Yellen, the former head of the Federal Reserve, as his choice for treasury secretary. Jim Tankersley, who covers economics for The New York Times… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch 9:17 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden's Cabinet picks and Trump's fraud claims NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including President-elect Joe Biden's selections for top posts in his administration and President Trump's continued claims of fraud in the… Continue watching