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Fauci: These 2 Should Get Their Shots Now

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Dr. Anthony Fauci thinks two people in particular should skip to the front of the line for a coronavirus vaccination: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. "For security reasons, I really feel strongly that we should get them vaccinated as soon as we possibly can," he said on Good ...

For Putin, It&#39;s Finally Official
For Putin, It's Finally Official
Dec 15, 2020 6:51 AM CST

For Putin, It's Finally Official

Russian president wishes 'every success' to President-elect Joe Biden

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has finally congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden six weeks after Election Day. Putin offered his congratulations on Tuesday after voting by state electors, which confirmed 306 electoral votes for Biden . The Kremlin said it had waited for "official" results before commenting , though it took only...

Biden Wins Electoral Vote, 306-232, With No Defections

Smooth process in state capitals follows Trump's efforts to overturn the election results

(Newser) - Electors in state capitals across the nation met their constitutional obligation to cast their votes for president Monday—a formal exercise that cemented President-elect Joe Biden's election victory. The final count was 306 electoral votes for Biden, 232 for President Trump, the AP reports, as it was in the...

This Should Be Milestone Day for Joe Biden

Electoral College meets to formally cast their votes for the presidency

(Newser) - Monday is a significant day in the US on two fronts: Not only do COVID vaccinations begin but the Electoral College meets. The latter is the next big step in the selection of the president, and one with added significance in 2020 because of President Trump's continuing challenge of...

ER Doctor: My Honesty About COVID Got Me Fired

Cleavon Gilman tweeted about what he saw in Arizona

(Newser) - An Arizona ER doctor says he got fired after tweeting his frustration over hospital conditions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guardian reports. "Just got to work and was notified there are no more ICU beds in the state of Arizona," Cleavon Gilman tweeted in November about the Yuma...

Meet Time's 'Person of the Year' for 2020

Magazine names Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Time magazine has named President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris its “Person of the Year,” the AP reports. Time's editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal says Biden and Harris won the honor for “changing the American story, for showing that the forces of empathy are greater than...

Biden Blames Party Losses on 'Defund the Police'

President-elect tells civil rights leaders that cost Democrats elections

(Newser) - In suggesting civil rights leaders choose their words carefully when debating criminal justice changes with Republicans, President-elect Joe Biden had an example of the risk. "That's how they beat the living hell out of us across the country, saying that we're talking about defunding the police,"...

Time's Person of the Year Comes Down to These 4

Recipient to be named Thursday on NBC

(Newser) - For the fifth straight year, Donald Trump is on the short list for Time 's Person of the Year. The president is one of four finalists revealed Wednesday on the Today show . The person "who affected the news or our lives the most, for better or worse" in...

Biden Giving Big Role to a Familiar Face

President-elect will bring in Susan Rice to guide domestic policy

(Newser) - Joe Biden is bringing a familiar ally back to the White House. Politico reports that he has picked Susan Rice to guide domestic policy. More formally, she will run the White House Domestic Policy Council and thus have a big say in everything from health care to immigration to programs...

Here's What Hunter Biden Probe Is Focusing On

His business dealings with China, sources say

(Newser) - The investigation into Hunter Biden's tax affairs centers around business deals with China, a source tells the AP . Specifically, officials are looking into whether the younger Biden and his associates violated any tax or money laundering laws, sources tell CNN . The probe was launched a year before Joe Biden,...

Hunter Biden Says He Is Facing Federal Investigation

US Attorney's office in Delaware is looking into his tax affairs

(Newser) - Hunter Biden, son of President-elect Joe Biden, confirmed Wednesday that his tax affairs are under federal investigation. "I learned yesterday for the first time that the US Attorney's Office in Delaware advised my legal counsel, also yesterday, that they are investigating my tax affairs," he said in...

Report: Biden Picks Fudge for Housing

Sources say Vilsack will return to USDA

(Newser) - President-elect Joe Biden has picked Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge to replace Ben Carson as secretary of Housing and Urban Development, sources tell Politico and the AP . Fudge, who was re-elected to serve a seventh term representing a district that includes parts of Cleveland, is a member of the Congressional Black...

Biden Vows to Reopen Most Schools Within First 100 Days

He pledges to deliver 100M vaccines in 100 days

(Newser) - Joe Biden pledged Tuesday to bring the coronavirus pandemic under enough control to open most of the nation's schools during his first 100 days as president—going much further on the issue than he has in the past, even while warning that the US is facing a "dark...

Biden's Pentagon Pick Already Controversial

Lloyd Austin is only recently retired from the military

(Newser) - President-elect Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense, according to four people familiar with the decision who spoke to the AP . If confirmed by the Senate, Austin would be the first Black leader of the Pentagon. Biden selected Austin over the longtime...

Biden Makes Surprise Pick for HHS
Biden's HHS Pick
Is a Surprise
Dec 7, 2020 3:30 AM CST

Biden's HHS Pick Is a Surprise

And not necessarily a pleasant one for some public health experts

(Newser) - Joe Biden's pick for Health and Human Services secretary was a bit of a surprise: The president-elect is reportedly going with Xavier Becerra, currently California's attorney general. The New York Times notes Becerra was long seen as a contender for the same job at the federal level, but...

Report: Biden's Arrival in DC May Be Unusual

Sources say he's considering riding in on Amtrak

(Newser) - Sources tell Axios that Joe Biden may not be arriving in Washington, DC, for the inauguration in the typical way. The president-elect is considering a method more appropriate for him—coming to town on the same Amtrak train the Delaware native used to take during his days as a senator....

Pelosi Builds Up Hopes for Relief Package

Mid-size plan could pass now, with more aid coming next year

(Newser) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave an optimistic assessment of the prospects for a mid-size COVID-19 relief bill and a separate $1.4 trillion governmentwide spending bill on Friday, teeing up expectations for a successful burst of legislative action to reverse months of frustration on pandemic relief. Pelosi told reporters that...

Biden: It's 'Important' for Trump to Attend Inauguration

He says country should witness peaceful transfer of power

(Newser) - When President-elect Joe Biden was asked during a CNN interview Thursday whether President Trump should attend his inauguration, he laughed and said it was of "no personal consequence to me"—but added that it was important for the country. It's "important in the sense that we...

Biden Doesn't Want This Familiar Face Going Anywhere

President-elect asks Anthony Fauci to stay on

(Newser) - President-elect Joe Biden doesn't want Dr. Anthony Fauci going anywhere. Biden told CNN Thursday, in his first joint interview with Kamala Harris since being elected, that he's asked the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director "to stay on in the exact same role he's...

Biden Gets Behind Bipartisan COVID Aid Bill

It 'wouldn't be the answer, but it would be the immediate help for a lot of things'

(Newser) - President-elect Joe Biden swung behind a bipartisan COVID-19 relief effort Wednesday and his top Capitol Hill allies cut their demands for a $2 trillion-plus measure by more than half in hopes of breaking a monthslong logjam and delivering much-sought aid as the congressional session speeds to a close. Biden said...

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