Biden picks Connecticut schools chief as education secretary

Miguel Cardona, the education commissioner for Connecticut and a former public school teacher, was appointed to the top education post in Connecticut just months before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.

Biden gets COVID-19 vaccine, says ‘nothing to worry about’

President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe

Donald Trump inherited populism from a long line of American politicians

Biden introduces his climate team, says ‘no time to waste’

The president-elect compared the climate threat to the calamity of the coronavirus pandemic and he pledged to take action.

With Trump silent on likely Russian hacks of U.S. agencies, reprisals may fall to Biden

All fingers are pointing to Russia as the source of a punishing hack of U.S. government agencies, but the president has not responded.

Biden to take oath outside Capitol under virus restrictions

The inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris probably won't look like other inaugurations.

Biden picks Buttigieg as transportation chief, ex-Michigan governor as energy secretary

The president-elect has pledged to spend billions making major infrastructure improvements and on retrofitting initiatives that can help the U.S. battle climate change.

Electoral College makes it official: Biden is the next president

The results will be sent to Washington and tallied Jan. 6 in a joint session of Congress over which Vice President Mike Pence will preside.

Hunter Biden tax probe examining his Chinese business dealings

The revelation comes at a politically delicate time for President-elect Joe Biden, who is considering his choice to lead the agency that is investigating his son.

Wisconsin high court declines to hear Trump election lawsuit

Judges in multiple battleground states have rejected his claims of fraud or irregularities.