President-elect Joe Biden during a drive-in rally for US Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock on December 15, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images “There’s no…
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Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden’s pick for secretary of state is expected to visit the State Department and meet with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday for the first time since…
Continue ReadingWhy Michael Morell Cannot Be CIA Director Tyler Durden Sun, 12/13/2020 – 22:30 Authored by Ray McGovern via ConsortiumNews.com, As President-elect Joe Biden names his cabinet and other chief advisers,…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is getting a lot of the old gang back together. Now well into the process of selecting Cabinet nominees and senior appointees, the Biden…
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden listens as his Secretary of State nominee Tony Blinken speaks at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. | Carolyn Kaster, Associated Press The…
Continue ReadingJoe Biden, in defending his decision to nominate retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin as his Defense secretary pick on Tuesday, cited Austin’s “intimate knowledge of the Department of Defense and…
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Biden announces members of his health team on December 8, 2020. | Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Many Democratic lawmakers want more minorities in top posts, and are concerned Biden’s picks…
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden has selected retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, the former commander of US Central Command, to be his secretary of defense, two sources familiar with the decision told…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local): 9:15 p.m. President Donald Trump is continuing his futile appeal to battleground state lawmakers to subvert the votes…
Continue ReadingDuring the presidential race, Republicans had argued that, if elected, Joe Biden would serve as a figurehead for the Democratic Party’s progressive activists. They said he would usher in socialism,…
Continue ReadingOf the nine major picks Biden has made so far, only two — Secretary of State choice Antony Blinken and chief of staff Ron Klain — are white men. See…
Continue ReadingPolitical questions from Democrats and a new Republican litmus test have suddenly become complicating factors in one of President-elect Joe Biden’s most critical choices: picking a new Attorney General to…
Continue ReadingIt’s probably not surprising for a nation addicted to reality shows like “The Bachelorette” or “The Voice” (or season four of “House of Trump”), but a popular online sport —…
Continue ReadingEvan Ryan is married to husband Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of State. The couple tied the knot nearly two decades ago after meeting through work. Like…
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