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Politics & Government

Inauguration Day, From Home: Biden Team Plans Celebration Amid COVID-19

12:03pm December 15, 2020

by Roberta Rampton

President-elect Joe Biden's team will include producers of major televised political and entertainment events — as well as a chief medical adviser, due to the pandemic risks.

A poll of nonvoters shows there is little that would encourage them to vote — even campaigns haven't heavily invested in motivating this group.

Politics & Government

Poll: Despite Record Turnout, 80 Million Americans Didn't Vote. Here's Why

10:30am December 15, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

Nonvoters are disengaged and don't believe politics can make a difference in their lives. They are also more likely to be Latino, younger, make less money and have lower levels of education.

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were named Person of the Year for 2020 by Time.

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris Named 'Time' Person Of The Year

11:50am December 11, 2020

by Jaclyn Diaz

The two made the cut after topping Time's shortlist that included President Trump, the movement for racial justice, Dr. Anthony Fauci and medical workers on the front line of COVID-19.

In this image taken June 16, 2020, and released by the North American Aerospace Defense Command, a Russian Tu-95 bomber (top) is intercepted by a U.S. F-22 Raptor fighter off the coast of Alaska. Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers have flown near A

Arms Control: When Biden Takes Office, Clock Will Be Ticking To Save New START Treaty

10:15am December 09, 2020

by Lucian Kim

When President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office, he'll have 16 days to work with Russian President Vladimir Putin to save the last arms control treaty limiting U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals.

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President-elect Joe Biden has picked Xavier Becerra, shown here in a 2018 file photo, as his nominee for health and human services secretary.

Biden Names Health Secretary, COVID Czar, Other Key Members To Health Team

9:50am December 07, 2020

by Tamara Keith

President-elect Joe Biden has said that addressing the coronavirus pandemic is his top priority. Here are some of the people he is putting in charge of that big task.

President-elect Joe Biden introduces key foreign policy and national security nominees and appointments last week in Wilmington, Del.

World News

Opinion: With Biden, America Is Back — But Not At The Head Of The Table

1:46pm December 02, 2020

The world needs convincing that the U.S. can lead again, and it may not let it, according to foreign policy experts Aaron David Miller and Richard Sokolsky.

Avril Haines has been nominated as the first woman to be the director of national intelligence, a position that oversees all 17 intelligence agencies. Here, Haines speaks after President-elect Joe Biden introduced her last week in Wilmington, Del.

National

The Winding Journey Of Avril Haines, Biden's Pick To Lead U.S. Intelligence

8:10pm November 30, 2020

by Greg Myre

Avril Haines, the first woman nominated to the top intelligence post, took a strange path to this job. She studied judo in Japan, physics in college, and rebuilt a plane that she later crash-landed.

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Then-Vice President Joe Biden gestures toward Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan during an arrival ceremony in Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Sept. 24, 2015.

China's Xi Jinping Congratulates Biden On Election Win, Urges Cooperation

1:49pm November 25, 2020

by John Ruwitch

He is one of the last major world leaders to wish Joe Biden congratulations.

Joe Biden speaks about climate change and wildfires affecting Western states during a speech in Wilmington, Del., on Sept. 14. Although the president-elect has promised an ambitious agenda to tackle climate change, few expect a death knell for the oil ind

Why The Oil Industry Doesn't Fear Biden

10:42pm November 23, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to tackle the climate crisis. Nonetheless, the oil and gas industry is reacting with a surprising amount of optimism.

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Over 150 CEOs have called on President Trump to concede the election and begin the transition process.

Politics & Government

CEOs Urge Trump To Concede: 'Not A Moment To Waste' In Fighting COVID-19

3:20pm November 23, 2020

by Jim Zarroli

More than 150 business leaders released a letter calling on President Trump to start the transition process, given the urgent need to tackle the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.