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President-elect Joe Biden is set to name Brenda Mallory to lead his Environmental Quality Council.

Biden To Nominate Brenda Mallory To Run Council On Environmental Quality

12:51pm December 17, 2020

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.

A former Houston police captain was charged Tuesday with allegedly running a man off the road and pointing a gun at his head in an attempt to prove his claims of a voter fraud conspiracy.

Ex-Houston Police Officer Charged In Attack Over Bogus Election Fraud Plot

10:12am December 16, 2020

by Jaclyn Diaz

Former police captain Mark Anthony Aguirre was paid $266,400 by the right-wing Liberty Center for God and Country to investigate an alleged ballot fraud scheme in Harris County, Texas.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, "For my part, I am ready for interaction and contacts with you," according to the Kremlin.

Putin And Bolsonaro Congratulate Biden On His Victory Over Trump

4:28pm December 15, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The Russian leader contacted U.S. President-elect Joe Biden after the Electoral College affirmed his victory. Putin was one of the last major world leaders to do so.

How Republicans Are Reacting To Biden's Victory

3:52pm December 15, 2020

by Don Gonyea

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday. But President Trump and many of his allies continue to deny the election results.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., here at the Capitol on Friday, acknowledged Joe Biden as president-elect in a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday for the first time since the election.

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'Electoral College Has Spoken': McConnell Belatedly Congratulates Biden On Win

1:44pm December 15, 2020

by Claudia Grisales

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as president- and vice president-elect on Tuesday for the first time. McConnell spoke with Biden later in the day.

President-elect Joe Biden speaks after the Electoral College formally elected him as president Monday.

Politics & Government

As Democracy Holds, Trump Finds Himself Increasingly Isolated

12:11pm December 15, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

The Electoral College reaffirmed that Joe Biden is president-elect, but the current president continues not to accept it, threatening to undermine President-elect Joe Biden's legitimacy.

Construction crews work on the platforms where President-elect Joe Biden will take the oath of office at the Capitol in Washington.

Politics & Government

Inauguration Day, From Home: Biden Team Plans Celebration Amid COVID-19

12:03pm December 15, 2020

by Roberta Rampton

President-elect Joe Biden's team will include producers of major televised political and entertainment events — as well as a chief medical adviser, due to the pandemic risks.

Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen addressed a press conference at the Justice Department in October. He'll now run the show there until the arrival of the incoming Biden administration.

Politics & Government

Will Jeffrey Rosen, William Barr's Replacement, Withstand White House Pressure?

11:12am December 15, 2020

by Carrie Johnson

Jeffrey Rosen will lead the Justice Department for the final weeks of the Trump presidency as the White House presses officials to do more to investigate politically sensitive cases.

A poll of nonvoters shows there is little that would encourage them to vote — even campaigns haven't heavily invested in motivating this group.

Politics & Government

Poll: Despite Record Turnout, 80 Million Americans Didn't Vote. Here's Why

10:30am December 15, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

Nonvoters are disengaged and don't believe politics can make a difference in their lives. They are also more likely to be Latino, younger, make less money and have lower levels of education.

President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the Electoral College vote certification process Monday in Wilmington, Del.

Politics & Government

'In America, Politicians Don't Take Power': Biden Harshly Rebukes Trump Over Election

10:20pm December 14, 2020

On the day electors around the country voted to reaffirm his victory, President-elect Joe Biden also called for unity and healing.