President-elect Biden and aides have said the designation is crucial so they can legally begin consulting with federal experts about plans to distribute a coronavirus vaccine.
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Biden signals sharp shift from Trump with Cabinet picks
The best known of the bunch is John Kerry, who made climate change one of his top priorities while serving as Obama’s secretary of state.
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Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Michigan board certifies Biden win, dealing Trump another blow
Both the president and top Republican officials sought to discredit the vote process in Michigan’s Wayne County, home of Detroit, making sweeping and unsubstantiated claims about widespread fraud and citing errors in the vote tallies.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Maine certifies Biden’s victory in the state’s election
Secretary of State Matt Dunlap says Maine has certified the results of the 2020 election.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Transition allowed to begin as U.S. agency ascertains Biden won election
General Services Administration chief Emily Murphy finally made the determination Monday after Trump efforts to subvert the vote failed across battleground states.
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Biden picks ex-Fed chair Janet Yellen to lead treasury, source says
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.
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State, News, Politics
King to remain in Senate as Biden plans to nominate former CIA official for intelligence post
President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate the first woman to serve as director of national intelligences, former CIA deputy director Avril Haines.
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Biden builds out national security team and wants John Kerry to lead climate effort
Avril Haines is expected to be nominated as director of national intelligence, a job for which Maine Sen. Angus King, an independent, was under consideration.
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Jared Golden backs Trump bid to remove U.S. troops from Afghanistan
Maine’s 2nd Congressional District representative, a combat veteran, said it’s “time to bring our armed forces home.”
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Republicans, business leaders push for action on Biden transition
Officials say President Trump’s refusal to concede ‘constitutes a serious threat’ to America’s democratic process.