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Exclusive: Successor to exiting U.S. attorney general Barr won’t say if he will name special counsels
By David Shepardson and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Incoming acting U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen declined to say on Wednesday whether he would name special counsels to investigate ...
Dec 16, 2020
U.S. lawmakers press prison authorities on inmate COVID-19 vaccination plans
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than two dozen members of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday called on federal prison and health officials for details about how inmates will be vaccinated fo...
Dec 16, 2020
Biden to tap Brenda Mallory to lead White House environment council -sources
(Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick Brenda Mallory, current head of regulatory affairs at the green advocacy group Southern Environmental Law Center, to lead the White House Coun...
Dec 16, 2020
Potential $900bln U.S. COVID-19 bill to include checks for individuals -reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. congressional negotiators neared a $900 billion deal to address COVID-19, including direct payments to Americans but no financial aid for states and cities and no liability ...
Dec 16, 2020
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
