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Neera Tanden who President-elect Joe Biden nominated to serve as Director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet picks are quickly running into the political reality
Biden soared among crucial suburban voters. Democrats? Not so much. — NYT: Top Stories
Now is no time for complacency. The next Congress must shore up our institutions. — NYT: Top Stories
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s top elections official on Monday announced investigations into potential violations of election law even as he
In the White House and elsewhere, the president-elect’s selections are heavy on labor economists and champions of organized labor. — NYT: Top Stories
Democrats made historic inroads. But it’s a deeply divided place, and some say a “blood bath” is on the horizon in 2022. — NYT: Top Stories
Filippo Grandi, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, visits Umm Rakouba refugee camp sheltering people who fled the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region in Qadarif, eastern Sudan, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Ethiopian military on
Lists of names of those the president-elect is said to be considering are flying across Washington, prompting lawmakers and interest groups to raise questions about some top contenders. — NYT: Top Stories
The city is already facing a nearly $4 billion budget gap next year, as recovery efforts from the coronavirus are hampered by evidence of a second wave. Although the city has shown signs of slowly recovering from an economic crisis caused by