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A top public health official on the White House coronavirus task force has said she will retire after it emerged she hosted a holiday gathering.

The agreement is expected to provide a $600 direct check to many Americans, $300 a week in enhanced federal unemployment benefits, and aid for schools, vaccine distribution and small businesses.

President-elect Joe Biden selected New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as his nominee for interior secretary on Thursday, a historic pick that would make her the first Native American to lead the powerful federal agency that has wielded influence over the nation’s tribes for generations.

Judges are highly political, but they aren’t exactly like politicians.

FDA’s thumbs-up—first for coronavirus vaccine in U.S.—will pave way for shots to be administered within day or two

The annual Department of Defense funding bill passed the Senate on Friday despite facing Republican-led opposition. It includes sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and on Turkey, for its acquisition of S-400 missiles.

Susan Rice, the former U.S. National Security Advisor and Ambassador to the United Nations under President Barack Obama, will exit the board of Netflix to join the Biden administration. “We are grateful to Susan Rice for her many

New administration may seek to revise or repeal rule that limits reach of the U.S. minimum tax on foreign profits

An email seeking comment was sent to the Department of Homeland Security.

President-elect forms his team

President-elect Joe Biden will face a massive problem to overcome with the American public from the moment he takes office, new polls suggest.

Donald Trump has accepted a formal US transition should begin for President-elect Joe Biden to take office.

The president fired Christopher Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, who rejected claims of election fraud.

President-elect says if incoming administration has to wait until Jan. 20 to start planning for vaccine distribution, ‘it puts us behind’

Donald Trump has used his first public remarks since his election defeat to reveal when the COVID vaccine will be available — but New York will have to wait.

Messages for president-elect Joe Biden are stacking up in the State Department where he has been shut-out by officials from key intelligence briefings.

Hollywood politicos are keeping a close watch on California Gov. Gavin Newsom as he assembles a short list for filling the Senate seat about to be vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

The President-elect's team will include a former FDA commissioner, a former Surgeon General and a Yale associate professor of medicine and epidemiology

Appointment solidifies top court's rightward tilt; a victory for Trump

US Vice-President Mike Pence is expected to miss a vote confirming Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, his aides have said.