As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to announce more key nominations and appointments to his administration, the door is closing on the prospect of tapping Democrats from one of his most cherished places in Washington: the halls of Congress.
Biden to nominate Gary Gensler for SEC commissioner, Rohit Chopra to lead Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Gary Gensler to serve as the commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Rohit Chopra to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a source famil...
Biden on track to take office without key Cabinet roles in place
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President-elect Joe Biden is on track to take office without key Cabinet members being confirmed on the day of his inauguration, a result of the Republican-led Senate moving much more slowly to schedule confirmation...
All US federal prisons on temporary lockdown ahead of Biden inauguration
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Federal prisons across the United States have been placed under temporary lockdown ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced Saturday that it is securing all institutio...
Young leaders ask incoming Biden administration for a seat at the table
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Washington, DC A cohort of youth-led organizations has asked the incoming Biden administration to create official positions aimed at engaging younger Americans. The groups have drafted a memo asking the Biden adminis...
Biden onderteken uitvoerende bevele wat weer by die klimaatsakkoord in Parys aansluit en Moslem se verbod op die eerste dag herroep
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Die verkose president Joe Biden beplan om ongeveer 'n dosyn uitvoerende bevele te onderteken, onder meer om weer by die Paryse klimaatsakkoord aan te sluit en die reisverbod op hoofsaaklik Moslemlande te beëindig, op sy eerste dag in die amp, ooreenkomste ...
What history can teach Biden about facing insurrection on Inauguration Day
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Thomas Balcerski gee geskiedenis aan die Eastern Connecticut State University. Hy is die outeur van "Boesemvriende: Die intieme wêreld van James Buchanan en William Rufus King" (Oxford University Press). Hy twiet @tbalcer ...
Biden elevates White House science post to Cabinet level
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President-elect Joe Biden is elevating the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to a Cabinet-level position, a move that highlights the emphasis the incoming administration plans to pu...
Biden to outline plan to administer Covid-19 vaccines to Americans Friday
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President-elect Joe Biden will outline his plan to administer Covid-19 vaccines to the US population on Friday at an event in Wilmington, Delaware, according to his transition team. Biden has said his first priorit...
Biden builds out communications staff with chief photographer and deputy press secretary
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The incoming Biden administration appointed a dozen communications staffers on Friday, including deputy press secretary and chief photographer. The appointments round out the White House press shop, communications o...
Biden taps Lisa Monaco as homeland security adviser to inauguration amid rising threats
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President-elect Joe Biden has asked Lisa Monaco, his deputy attorney general nominee, to temporarily step away from those duties and serve as a homeland security adviser to his inauguration team, a Biden transition ...
Secret Service director reminds employees to be nonpartisan ahead of Biden inauguration
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US Secret Service director James Murray sent an agency-wide memo on Wednesday reminding all employees to remain professional and act in a nonpartisan manner as they carry out their duties for next week's inauguratio...
Biden intends to name Jaime Harrison as his pick for DNC chair
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President-elect Joe Biden intends to name Jaime Harrison, the former South Carolina Democratic Party chair and 2020 Senaatskandidaat, to be the next chair of the Democratic National Committee, Democrats familiar wit...