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Thursday

Biden's Incoming Press Secretary: Briefings Won't Be A Platform For Right-Wing Spin

President-elect Joe Biden has named Jen Psaki to be his White House press secretary. Psaki was State Department spokeswoman and White House communications director during the Obama administration. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Biden's Incoming Press Secretary: Briefings Won't Be A Platform For Right-Wing Spin

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In an interview with NPR's Morning Edition, Jen Psaki promises to restore the tradition of holding daily White House press briefings and to be "as fact-based as I can be."

Biden's Incoming Press Secretary: Briefings Won't Be A Platform For Right-Wing Spin

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Wednesday

GOP Sen. Hawley Will Object To Electoral College Certification

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., seen here during a Dec. 16 hearing, has said he plans to object to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory during the joint session of Congress on Jan. 6. Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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GOP Sen. Hawley Will Object To Electoral College Certification

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The move ensures there will be a debate and vote in both the House and the Senate and forces Republicans to go on the record as to whether they believe President Trump's allegations of election fraud.

Why Biden's National Security Adviser Plans To Focus On The U.S. Middle Class

Jake Sullivan, President-elect Joe Biden's incoming national security adviser, gives remarks last month in Wilmington, Del. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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Why Biden's National Security Adviser Plans To Focus On The U.S. Middle Class

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"The work that we do abroad fundamentally has to connect to making the lives of working people better, safer, fairer" in America, Jake Sullivan tells NPR in an interview.

Why Biden's National Security Adviser Plans To Focus On The U.S. Middle Class

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Tuesday

Biden's National Security Adviser: Pentagon Hasn't Granted Meetings Since Dec. 18

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Biden's National Security Adviser: Pentagon Hasn't Granted Meetings Since Dec. 18

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Jake Sullivan tells NPR in an exclusive interview that the transition isn't getting what it needs from the outgoing Trump administration to take power properly next month.

Biden's National Security Adviser: Pentagon Hasn't Granted Meetings Since Dec. 18

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Monday

Biden Faults 'Roadblocks' As His Team Manages Transition From Trump

President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks Monday in Wilmington, Del., after being briefed by members of his foreign policy and national security teams. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Biden Faults 'Roadblocks' As His Team Manages Transition From Trump

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The president-elect says his advisers have encountered some obstacles as they try to get a sense of the national security and budget postures of the nation ahead of Inauguration Day.

Wednesday

A 'Real Easy' Choice: Biden Introduces Education Pick Miguel Cardona

Miguel Cardona, President-elect Joe Biden's intended nominee for education secretary, speaks Wednesday in Wilmington, Del. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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A 'Real Easy' Choice: Biden Introduces Education Pick Miguel Cardona

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The lifelong educator is the third Latino candidate Biden's put forward for a Cabinet post. On Wednesday, Cardona spoke of the challenges schools have faced this year: "I've lived those challenges."

A 'Real Easy' Choice: Biden Introduces Education Pick Miguel Cardona

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Tuesday

Biden Picks Connecticut Schools Chief Miguel Cardona As Education Secretary

Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona, here in January, is President-elect Joe Biden's intended nominee for education secretary. Devin Leith-Yessian/Record-Journal via AP hide caption

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Biden Picks Connecticut Schools Chief Miguel Cardona As Education Secretary

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Cardona is a former teacher and has spent much of the pandemic pushing to reopen schools. President-elect Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate him on Tuesday evening.

Biden Picks Connecticut Schools Chief Miguel Cardona As Education Secretary

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Saturday

Biden Unveils His Climate Team, Promising To Fight 'With The Urgency It Demands'

Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., delivers remarks after being introduced as President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to be the next secretary of interior. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Biden Unveils His Climate Team, Promising To Fight 'With The Urgency It Demands'

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President-elect Joe Biden says the people he has selected will lead his administration's "ambitious plan to address the existential threat of our time, climate change."

Friday

Thursday

Cedric Richmond, Close Biden Adviser, Tests Positive For The Coronavirus

Rep. Cedric Richmond, left, speaks with Joe Biden at Columbus Airport in Columbus, Ga., in October. Biden's transition team says he has not had close contact with Richmond, who has tested positive for the coronavirus. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Cedric Richmond, Close Biden Adviser, Tests Positive For The Coronavirus

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Richmond, who Biden picked as his director of the Office of Public Engagement, was not in close contact with Biden, his spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield said in a statement.

Biden To Pick North Carolina Regulator Michael Regan To Lead EPA

Michael Regan currently leads the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and previously worked on air quality policy at the Environmental Protection Agency. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality hide caption

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Biden To Pick North Carolina Regulator Michael Regan To Lead EPA

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Regan is the top environmental regulator for North Carolina. He would be first African American man to run the EPA, and he would oversee much of the federal government's response to climate change.

Biden To Nominate Brenda Mallory To Run Council On Environmental Quality

President-elect Joe Biden is set to name Brenda Mallory to lead his Environmental Quality Council. Stephanie Gross for Southern Environmental Law Center hide caption

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Biden To Nominate Brenda Mallory To Run Council On Environmental Quality

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Mallory, an Obama veteran, would take the helm at a White House office where she worked as former general counsel. The CEQ is seen as critical to address climate change and environmental equity.