President-elect Joe Biden will nominate former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen to head the US Treasury, a choice that, if confirmed by the Senate, would make her the first woman in the job. The 74-year-old, whose nomination was confirmed to AFP by
President Donald Trump said Monday he no longer opposes government aid for Joe Biden’s transition team in his closest statement yet to finally conceding he lost the US election. Trump’s tweet that the General Services Administration should “do what needs
President-elect Joe Biden will announce cabinet appointments on Tuesday, incoming White House chief of staff Ron Klain confirmed on Sunday. “If you want to know what cabinet agencies they are, who’s going to be in those Cabinet agencies, you’ll have to wait for
WASHINGTON — By most measures, President-elect Joe Biden had a busy and productive second week of his presidential transition. On Monday, Biden convened a meeting of labor leaders and the CEOs of several major companies to discuss economic recovery priorities.
WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden said Thursday that he has decided whom he will nominate for Treasury secretary, and that he will make the announcement in the coming weeks. “You’ll soon hear my choice for Treasury, either just before or
President Donald Trump is to seek a partial recount of votes in the state of Wisconsin which his rival Joe Biden is projected to win by 20,000 votes. Hours before a Wednesday deadline, the Trump campaign said it wanted a
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden solidified his election victory on Friday when he won the state of Georgia as President Donald Trump said “time will tell” if another administration takes office soon, the closest he has come to acknowledging that Biden could succeed
SINGAPORE — North Korea may launch missiles to send a “strong message” to President-elect Joe Biden and ensure Pyongyang continues to be a foreign policy priority in Washington, analysts told CNBC. NBC News on Saturday projected that Biden would win the U.S. presidential
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday he spoke with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden by telephone and confirmed the importance of bilateral ties, as well as a “free and open Indo-Pacific” region. Speaking to reporters at
President Donald Trump met with his top election advisors on Wednesday as his chances for reversing an apparent win by President-elect Joe Biden in the race for the White House looked increasingly daunting. NBC News reported that Trump met with his son-in-law and senior