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Joe Biden Fills Out His Economic Team — President-elect's picks include Neera Tanden to head the Office of Management and Budget and Cecilia Rouse to chair the Council of Economic Advisers — WASHINGTON—President-elect Joe Biden intends to nominate a team of liberal and centrist economic advisers …
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Biden hires all-female senior communications team, names Neera Tanden director of OMB — WILMINGTON, Del. — Jennifer Psaki, a veteran Democratic spokeswoman, will be Joe Biden's White House press secretary, one of seven women who will fill the upper ranks of his administration's communications staff.
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President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris Announce Members of White House Senior Communications Staff — WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris today announced new members of the White House staff who will serve in senior communications roles.

Biden to Name Tanden as Budget Chief, Likely Riling GOP
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The King of Trump TV Thinks You're Dumb Enough to Buy It — Chris Ruddy, the C.E.O. of Newsmax, has found a business opportunity in feeding Trump supporters the fantasy that the president could still win the election. — In 2004, Hillary Clinton was in the Senate and Christopher Ruddy had some making up to do.


Fired director of U.S. cyber agency Chris Krebs explains why President Trump's claims of election interference are false — Chris Krebs, a lifelong Republican, was put in charge of the agency handling election security by President Trump two years ago. When Krebs said the election …
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Biden's doctor says he has hairline fractures in his foot after slipping while playing with his dog — Washington, DC (CNN)President-elect Joe Biden has hairline fractures in his “mid-foot” and will “likely require a walking boot for several weeks,” his doctor said in a statement Sunday …
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Biden diagnosed with fractured foot after slipping while playing with dog
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President-elect Joe Biden twisted ankle while playing with dog Major
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Donald Trump Jr. aides launch super PAC as Georgia worries mount — The president's son stars in a new ad campaign as Republicans worry Trump's voter fraud accusations will depress GOP turnout in the Senate runoffs. — Save the U.S. Senate PAC will this week start airing commercials …
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We Won't Forget and We Won't Forgive What Trumpists Did to America — It's not enough to merely enjoy their agony and humiliation. It's not enough to hope they'll be shamed and correct their behavior. Have you not met these people? — BEAST INSIDE … The dark is rising for Trump's sycophants, toadies and enablers.
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Fox News' Maria Bartiromo gave Trump his first TV interview since the election. It was filled with lies — New York (CNN Business)President Donald Trump on Sunday spoke with Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo — his first TV interview since the election. The conversation was riddled with lies and conspiracy theories.
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Tom Donilon no longer in the running to be Biden's CIA director — (CNN)President-elect Joe Biden is still weighing who will lead the Central Intelligence Agency, but Tom Donilon is no longer under consideration for the post, CNN has learned. — Two sources familiar with the matter say Donilon …
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Source: Pa. lawmaker gets a positive test at Trump meeting — HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state senator abruptly left a West Wing meeting with President Donald Trump after being informed he had tested positive for the coronavirus, a person with direct knowledge of the meeting told The Associated Press on Sunday.
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Trump Claims FBI And Justice Department May Have Helped Rig Election — Despite having finally assented to allowing his administration to cooperate with the transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden, President Trump on Sunday continued to spout baseless voter fraud claims …
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Trump administration leaves states to grapple with how to distribute scarce vaccines — The Trump administration has told states that they have ultimate authority for determining who gets vaccinated first. — Dr. Moncef Slaoui (left) and Army Gen. Gustave Perna of Operation Warp Speed listen during …
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Black Voguers Populate Billboards in a Times Square ‘Midnight Moment’ — The opportunity to stage “Black Magic” in Times Square “was a great proposition to do something transgressive,” said the artist Rashaad Newsome. — Just before midnight every evening in December …


'They'll freeze them out': Democrats fear Senate Republicans will block Biden's judges — McConnell could stymie the president-elect's ability to get his judicial nominations confirmed. — President-elect Joe Biden delivers a Thanksgiving address on Nov. 25, 2020. Mark Makela/Getty Images
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Political lying as tribal signaling — It's like getting a tattoo to prove you're in a gang — Why have so many Republicans and right-wing media figures embraced Donald Trump's obviously made-up claims of voter fraud? Rationally, they must know that all of the allegations are lies.
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EU pitches new post-Trump alliance with US in face of China challenge — Brussels draft plan seeks to rebuild ties with common fronts on tech, Covid-19 and democratic interests — The EU will call on the US to seize a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to forge a new global alliance …
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Pa. counties reported no major issues with Dominion voting machines, a target of Trump and his campaign — This article is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. This article is available for reprint under the terms of Votebeat's republishing policy.
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The Guardian, WXIA-TV, Washington Examiner and Media Matters for America