President-elect Joe Biden has chosen former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg as his transportation secretary. Buttigieg, who competed with Biden for the democratic presidential nomination before dropping out and endorsing him, would be the first LGBTQ
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have officially received 306 electoral votes to be elected president and vice president. The Electoral College cast votes Monday, following weeks of President Donald Trump continuing to cast doubt on the election
According to the New York Police Department, police shot and killed an armed suspect who allegedly opened fire outside a Manhattan cathedral as carolers sang on the steps of the church. NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said that
The CEO of the federal government’s vaccine initiative Operation Warp Speed said during a news conference held by the US Food and Drug Administration that the first COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed safely. Gen. Gustave Perna said,
On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration’s regulatory vaccines committee voted to recommend the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for emergency use authorization. The vote by the FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee
President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter said Wednesday that his “tax affairs” are under federal investigation. In a statement released by the president-elect’s transition office, the younger Biden said he learned about the investigation on Tuesday. He did
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a coalition of 48 states and districts have filed antitrust lawsuits against Facebook that accused the social media platform of anticompetitive behavior, potentially force its breakup. Both antitrust actions are based
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a coalition of 48 states and districts have filed antitrust lawsuits against Facebook that accused the social media platform of anticompetitive behavior, potentially force its breakup. Both antitrust actions are based
The Biden transition team announced Tuesday that President-elect Biden has named retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin as his nominee for secretary of defense. The former commander of the US Central Command would make history as the first
President Donald Trump announced a decree Tuesday aimed at granting Americans priority access to vaccines. Trump’s executive order would “ensure that American citizens have first priority to receive American vaccines,” but it was unclear whether it would
