Biden selects transgender doctor Rachel Levine as assistant health secretary
“She is a historic and deeply qualified choice to help lead our administration’s health efforts,” Joe Biden said of Rachel Levine.
Live updates: Biden heading to Washington on eve of swearing-in; Senate holding five confirmation hearings
The president-elect will hold an event in Wilmington, Del., where he has been conducting his transition, before arriving in Washington for a somber inaugural ceremony honoring Americans who…
Biden will find China’s malign foreign influence campaign a ‘challenge,’ US counter-intel chief says
EXCLUSIVE: National Counterintelligence and Security Center Director Bill Evanina said no country poses a “broader, more severe” threat to America than China, telling Fox News that its malign…
Texas’ Abbott rips vetting of National Guard: ‘This is the most offensive thing I’ve ever heard’
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said he finds it “offensive” that the FBI is vetting National Guard members, including those from his own state, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration…
Biden’s Covid-19 Plan Is Maddeningly Obvious
It is infuriating that the Trump administration left so many of these things undone.
Uganda accuses US of trying to ‘subvert elections’ after ambassador blocked from visiting Wine’s home: report
Uganda accused the U.S. of meddling in “internal politics” on Tuesday after security personnel blocked the U.S. ambassador from visiting musician-turned-opposition-leader Bobi Wine at his home this week,…
Mets general manager Jared Porter sent reporter unsolicited photos
Mets general manager Jared Porter’s standing with the team could be on shaky ground following a report late Monday night indicating he sent unsolicited texts and images to…
New York Police Arrest Dozens as M.L.K. Day Marchers Gather Near City Hall
The confrontation came days after the state’s attorney general sued the New York Police Department for its handling of protests following the death of George Floyd.
Clinton suggests Putin may have known about riot in Capitol, Pelosi wants 9/11 commission-type probe
Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state, spoke with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on her podcast about the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month and hinted…
Lincoln Knew in 1838 What 2021 Would Bring
Before Jefferson Davis there was John C. Calhoun. What rougher beasts do Trump, Hawley and Cruz prefigure?