White House · 116th Congress
Biden tees up confirmation battle over budget chief selection
Neera Tanden, President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for White House budget director, faces a rocky road to confirmation after needling GOP senators.
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White House · 116th Congress
Ohio Rep. Fudge, supporters eye Agriculture secretary post
Fudge had been seen as a contender for the House Agriculture gavel, but has remained silent about that job as she talks about what she'd do as Ag secretary.
White House · 116th Congress
Biden said to pick Janet Yellen for Treasury amid deep economic slump
Yellen, the first woman to run the Federal Reserve, would face the task of steering the economy out of a deep slump left by the COVID-19 pandemic.
White House · 116th Congress
Terrell to lead Biden’s legislative affairs shop
Louisa Terrell, who worked in the Obama White House and with Biden in the Senate, will head the office of legislative affairs in the new administration.
White House · 116th Congress
Trump’s Afghanistan withdrawal plan at odds with GOP leaders
President Donald Trump reportedly plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan. GOP lawmakers, including Mitch McConnell, aren't on board.
White House · 116th Congress
Biden says it’s a good thing his ‘colleague’ Kamala Harris is still on the Senate Intelligence Committee
President-elect Joe Biden said Monday he was glad Vice President-elect Kamala Harris still had access to top secret intelligence briefings.
White House · 116th Congress
‘You don’t know what you don’t know’: Biden team makes case for top-level intelligence briefings
The transition team for President-elect Joe Biden says it is more important than ever they have access to government officials and intelligence.
White House · 116th Congress
Is President Trump directing the GSA to decline to call Joe Biden the president-elect? They won’t say
The General Services Administration has missed a deadline to answer questions about whether it recognizes the status of President-elect Joe Biden.
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump’s postelection power plays risk troubles at home and abroad
The Trump campaign’s allegations of widespread election fraud have run smack-dab into the reality that judges demand evidence.
White House · 116th Congress
Trump: Defense secretary has been ‘terminated’
Mark T. Esper on Monday became the third Defense secretary under President Donald Trump to depart office amid controversy.
White House · 116th Congress
Biden’s transition moving ahead at full speed
Biden plans to announce his own version of the coronavirus task force on Monday to help shape his administration's response to the ongoing pandemic.
White House · 116th Congress
US deficit hit a record $3.1 trillion last year
The coronavirus relief spending blowout and recession pushed the federal deficit to $3.1 trillion in fiscal 2020, the Trump administration said.
White House · 116th Congress
Analysts: Biden tax plans will raise less money, hit rich harder
Former Vice President Joe Biden's tax plans would deliver more benefits to middle-income households and raise less revenue because of economic conditions.
White House · 116th Congress
White House sweetens pandemic aid, but gaps remain with Democrats
The White House offered a $1.8 trillion coronavirus relief package to Democrats, and President Trump also talked about a second round of stimulus checks.
White House · 116th Congress
Trump, first lady test positive for COVID-19
President Donald Trump announced early Friday morning that he and first lady Melania Trump have both tested positive for COVID-19.
White House · 116th Congress
Trump to spend ‘a few days’ at Walter Reed after COVID-19 diagnosis
President Donald Trump is expected to spend a few days the Walter Reed Military Medical Facility in the wake of his COVID-19 diagnosis.
White House · 116th Congress
US adversaries could seize on Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis to spread disinformation
The implications of President Donald Trump having COVID-19 are more likely to involve a stepped-up Russian disinformation campaign than a military event.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Trump interruptions and call for racist group to ‘stand by’ mark first debate
In the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, substantive moments were few but not entirely absent.
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump wants new justice to be able to decide 2020 election
President Donald Trump says he wants his pick for a ninth justice on the Supreme Court so he could prevail in any cases disputing the upcoming election.
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump to announce SCOTUS pick Saturday, with Senate GOP moving ahead with vote
President Donald Trump will announce his Supreme Court nominee on Saturday, and there is not much to impede her eventual confirmation.