Nov 23 Watch 6:01 How Biden’s national security team seeks to represent ‘the diversity of America’ President-elect Joseph Biden on Monday announced the nominations for his national security team, including the first Latino to head the Department of Homeland Security and the first woman to lead the intelligence community. Wendy Sherman, the former undersecretary of state… Continue watching
Nov 23 U.S. agency allows formal Biden transition to begin By Matthew Daly, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Trump, who had refused to concede the election, said in a tweet that he is directing his team to cooperate on the transition but is vowing to keep up the fight. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 8:07 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden’s White House transition The head of the General Services Administration Monday authorized President-elect Joe Biden to begin transitioning to the White House weeks after voters went to the polls and as Biden continues to make selections to top cabinet posts. NPR’s Tamara Keith… Continue watching
Nov 23 AP source: President-elect Joe Biden taps ex-Fed chair Janet Yellen to lead treasury By Christopher Rugaber, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Yellen, who is widely admired in the financial world, would be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in a line stretching back to Alexander Hamilton in 1789. Continue reading
Nov 23 Michigan certifies Biden win despite Trump challenge By David Eggert, Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press Allies of Trump and losing GOP Senate candidate John James had urged the panel to delay voting for two weeks to audit votes in heavily Democratic Wayne County, home to Detroit. Continue reading
Nov 23 A grandmother, a granddaughter and a deep post-election divide By William Brangham, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux After a bruising election, one President Donald Trump has so far refused to concede, Americans are left trying to repair divides that are deeper and more personal than ever. In this episode, PBS NewsHour correspondent William Brangham speaks to a… Continue reading
Nov 22 Trump slams global climate agreement Biden intends to rejoin By Deb Reichmann, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press President Donald Trump railed against the Paris climate accord on Sunday, telling world leaders at a virtual summit that the agreement was designed to cripple the U.S. economy, not save the planet. Continue reading
Nov 21 AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s flailing effort resting on mendacity By Calvin Woodward, Ali Swenson, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s flailing attempt to cling to office after voters decisively chose to oust him has taken the country into a dark and fictional place. Continue reading
Nov 20 WATCH LIVE: Georgia Gov. Kemp holds briefing on election results By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Georgia's governor and top elections official on Friday certified results showing Joe Biden won the presidential race over Republican President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Nov 20 ‘Our time is now.’ With Biden, women in national security see chance to fix imbalance By Ali Rogin Joe Biden has pledged to change the landscape of the overwhelmingly white male-dominated world of national security. When Biden takes the oath of office on January 20, 2021, he will become the first president to have pledged to pursue gender… Continue reading