Biden Transition Updates Latest news on President-elect Joe Biden's move toward the White House and President Trump's final days in office after the 2020 election.

Biden Transition Updates

The latest news on White House turnover

Tuesday

Then-Vice President Biden, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah, Israeli-occupied West Bank, in 2016. Debbie Hill/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

One day before being inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States, President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks Tuesday at the Maj. Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III National Guard/Reserve Center in New Castle, Del. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Secretary of Defense nominee Lloyd Austin, a retired Army general, speaks during his conformation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday. If confirmed, Austin would be the first Black Secretary of Defense. Jim Lo Scalzo/AP hide caption

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President-elect Joe Biden's pick to lead the Treasury Department, Janet Yellen, here in 2019, is urging greater federal spending to cope with the pandemic and to help boost the struggling economy. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Yellen Urges Congress To 'Act Big' To Prop Up Pandemic-Scarred Economy

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President-elect Joe Biden listens as his secretary of state nominee, Antony Blinken, speaks in Wilmington, Del., in November. Blinken told senators at his confirmation hearing Tuesday, "Humility and confidence should be the flip sides of America's leadership coin." Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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Secretary Of State Nominee Blinken Promises A Reengaged America Abroad

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Avril Haines, President-elect Joe Biden's pick for director of national intelligence, speaks during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday. Melina Mara/AP hide caption

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Alejandro Mayorkas, nominee to be secretary of homeland security, is sworn in to testify during his confirmation hearing in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday. Erin Scott/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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From Border Wall To Capitol Riot, Homeland Security Nominee Takes Senate Questions

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Dr. Rachel Levine has previously won state Senate confirmation in Pennsylvania, including a unanimous vote in 2015 to endorse her as Pennsylvania's physician general. Courtesy of Biden transition team hide caption

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At 22, Amanda Gorman will become the youngest poet in recent memory to deliver a poem at a presidential inauguration. She'll be continuing a tradition that includes poets such as Robert Frost and Maya Angelou. Kelia Anne/Sun Literary Arts via AP hide caption

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'History Has Its Eyes On Us.' Poet Amanda Gorman Seeks Right Words For Inauguration

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Monday

Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller, pictured before a game against Missouri on Nov. 28, will be featured in a prime-time program celebrating the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Wednesday. L.G. Patterson/AP hide caption

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Gary Gensler, pictured during a Senate hearing in July 2013, will be nominated to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission for the Biden administration. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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The U.S. Capitol is visible behind fences on Sunday following the Jan. 6 riot by pro-Trump extremists. This week's events will have the largest security presence of any inauguration in U.S. history. Eric Thayer/Getty Images hide caption

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Sunday

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will leave her Senate seat on Monday, but when she's sworn in to her new office on Wednesday, Harris will take on a very powerful tiebreaking role in the chamber. Joshua Roberts/Getty Images hide caption

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