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Biden to introduce Buttigieg as latest nominee to diverse U.S. Cabinet
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday plans to formally introduce former rival Pete Buttigieg as his pick for U.S. secretary of transportation, adding to what is shaping up t...
Dec 16, 2020
Biden will keep using U.S. sanctions weapon but with sharper aim – sources
By Matt Spetalnick, Daphne Psaledakis, Humeyra Pamuk and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden will not shy away from using President Donald Trump's weapon of choice - sanctions - as he se...
Dec 16, 2020
Biden team close to announcing picks for core climate and energy jobs
By Valerie Volcovici, Jarrett Renshaw and David Shepardson (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden is close to announcing a slate of Cabinet nominees who will be central to his administration's sweeping...
Dec 15, 2020
Factbox: The Biden Cabinet – president-elect fills out his team
(Reuters) - Democratic President-elect Joe Biden has begun nominating members of his Cabinet and White House team, working to fulfill his promise to build an administration that reflects the United St...
Dec 15, 2020
Trump aide O’Brien cuts Europe trip short to deal with cyber hack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien on Tuesday cut short a European trip in order to return to Washington to deal with a Russian cyber hack, a senior administra...
Dec 15, 2020
Exclusive: Biden taps former EPA chief for White House climate coordinator role -sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden will name Gina McCarthy, former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Obama administration to a new role leading domestic clim...
Dec 15, 2020
Biden to pick former Michigan governor Granholm to be energy secretary -sources
(Reuters) -President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm to be secretary of energy in his administration, according to two people familiar with the decision....
Dec 15, 2020
Some advisers urge Trump not to veto defense bill: source
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is being urged by some advisers not to go ahead with his plan to veto a major defense bill because it is all but certain to be overr...
Dec 15, 2020
U.S. Senate Democrat discussed climate crisis with Biden’s No. 2 pick for Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee said he discussed economic relief and the role the U.S. Treasury will play in tackling the climate crisis with U.S. Preside...
Dec 15, 2020
Facebook to lift post-election political ad ban in Georgia
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Tuesday that it would lift a temporary post-election ban on political ads in Georgia from Dec. 16 due to runoff elections happening in the state. The ban on political ...
Dec 15, 2020
