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Biden picks transgender woman Rachel Levine as assistant health secretary

January 19, 2021 at 6:34 p.m.

President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be...

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Biden has set sky-high expectations. Can he meet them?

January 19, 2021 at 6:45 a.m.

Evoking some of the nation鈥檚 loftiest reforms helped Joe Biden unseat President Donald Trump but left him with towering promises to keep.

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Democratic wins in the Senate could strengthen Biden鈥檚 legislative push

January 9, 2021 at 12:01 p.m.

President-elect Joe Biden's victory in November was tempered by concerns that he would face Republican opposition in the Senate that could stymie him at every turn.

Biden calls Trump “unfit” but doesn鈥檛 endorse impeachment

January 9, 2021 at 10:56 a.m.

President-elect Joe Biden says that President Donald Trump isn't “fit for the job,” but he repeatedly refused to endorse growing Democratic calls to impeach him a second time.

President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The ...

Biden calls on mob to “pull back,” urges restoring decency

January 7, 2021 at 10:11 a.m.

President-elect Joe Biden called Wednesday for the restoration of 鈥渟imple decency鈥� as a mob incited by his predecessor stormed the U.S. Capitol and delayed Congress from certifying the results of...

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Biden鈥檚 pick to lead Treasury made over $7M in speaking fees

January 1, 2021 at 9:46 a.m.

President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to be treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, collected more than $7 million in speaking fees over the past two years from major financial firms and tech giants...

President-elect Joe Biden speaks after the Electoral College formally elected him as president, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden aims to unify divided nation: “Democracy prevailed”

December 14, 2020 at 7:23 p.m.

In a speech from his longtime home of Wilmington, Delaware, Biden aimed to guide Americans past the tumult of the campaign and Trump鈥檚 refusal to accept defeat.

President-elect Joe Biden leaves a doctor’s ...

Biden aides hope Electoral College vote is GOP turning point

December 14, 2020 at 7:18 a.m.

Joe Biden's aides have a message for President Donald Trump and his supporters: It's long past time to move on.

Joe Biden hails historic Pentagon pick, but some Dems in a bind

December 9, 2020 at 3:35 p.m.

President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday introduced his choice for secretary of defense, calling retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin the right man for a potentially volatile moment in global security while...

Unveiling economic team, Biden pledges, “Help is on the way”

December 2, 2020 at 10:50 p.m.

President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced top advisers he says will help his administration rebuild an economy hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, declaring, “I know times are tough, but I...

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