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Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense, AP sources say
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense, according to four people familiar with the decision. If confirmed by the Senate,...

Rudy Giuliani in hospital after positive test for COVID-19
President Donald Trump said Sunday his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for the coronavirus, making him the latest in Trump's inner circle to contract the disease that is...

Analysis: Biden prioritizes experience with Cabinet picks
In sharp contrast to President Donald Trump, who openly distrusted the very government he led, Biden has showcased a faith in bureaucracy that was born out of his nearly five...

Trump team making false argument about his 2016 transition
It’s not just President-elect Joe Biden’s transition that’s under a microscope.

Week offers snapshot of how Trump, Biden approach presidency
One spent the week at his home in Delaware carefully trying to build a government and preparing to take on a pandemic.

Donald Trump Jr. tests positive for coronavirus, spokesman says
Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of President Donald Trump, was quarantining Friday after learning he has been infected with the coronavirus, a spokesperson said.

GOP increasingly accepts Trump’s defeat — just not in public
When Kamala Harris returned to the Senate this week for the first time as vice president-elect, her Republican colleagues offered their congratulations and Sen. Lindsey Graham greeted her with a...

Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump for White House, says “time to heal”
Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by historic pandemic and a...

Biden on cusp of presidency after gains in Pennsylvania, Georgia
Democrat Joe Biden was on the cusp of winning the presidency on Friday as he opened up narrow leads over President Donald Trump in the critical battlegrounds of Georgia and...

Biden wins Michigan, Wisconsin, now on brink of White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden won the battleground prizes of Michigan and Wisconsin on Wednesday, reclaiming a key part of the “blue wall” that slipped away from Democrats four years...