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Biden taps McDonough for VA, Rice as domestic policy adviser
President-elect Joe Biden is nominating Minnesota native Denis McDonough, who was President Barack Obama's White House chief of staff, as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. He’s also naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council.
Giuliani leaves hospital after COVID treatment
Leading up to his hospitalization, the president's personal attorney had been traveling the country on behalf of Donald Trump's failed legal attempts to overturn the 2020 election results.
Despite Trump's venting and threats, Biden's win is sealed
As President Donald Trump continues to press his argument that the vote was rigged against him, the machinery of government and democracy is moving inexorably toward Joe Biden's presidency. As a judge put it this week, “this ship has sailed."
House approves temporary government funding bill as larger deal remains elusive
House lawmakers passed a one-week spending measure to thwart a government shutdown before a Friday deadline. It now heads to the Senate, with hopes lawmakers reach a bigger deal this month.
48 AGs, FTC sue Facebook alleging illegal power grabs to 'neutralize' rivals
The state and federal officials say Facebook's acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram violated competition laws and served to stifle rivals by giving the social network an unfair advantage.