Matthew Renda
Biden makes secretary of state, national security picks
President-elect Joe Biden announced key members of his national security team Monday morning, after news broke over the weekend he planned to pick Antony Blinken to serve as secretary of state.
Half of US mired in drought, mainly in hard-hit West
Nearly half of the lower 48 states are in some level of drought, according to federal climate scientists who aren’t optimistic about winter rains improving the situation — particularly in the hard-hit American West.
Biden decries Trump conduct as ‘outrageous’
President-elect Joe Biden expressed increasing frustration with President Donald Trump’s refusal to accept the election results, continuing to maintain the lack of cooperation is endangering his incoming administration’s ability to address the pandemic.
Biden vows better handling of pandemic in meeting with frontline workers
President-elect Joe Biden met with an assortment of frontline workers Wednesday in a virtual roundtable that allowed participants to voice concerns and apprise the incoming president of the challenges faced by nurses, firefighters, teachers and others as the pandemic continues to rage.
Biden urges Trump to coordinate transition or ‘more people may die’
President-elect Joe Biden said President Donald Trump’s refusal to accept the outcome of the national election is endangering a smooth transition necessary to ensure an effective rollout of coronavirus vaccines that many experts believe will end the pandemic.
Biden inches closer to presidency, calls for unity as vote count continues
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden did not declare victory on stage in his native Willington, Delaware, on Wednesday afternoon. Instead, he said he’s confident that when all the votes are counted, he will win the White House.
Biden, Trump lawyer up in anticipation of contested election
Both sides are lawyering up in anticipation of a contested election that may hinge on court decisions determining the legitimacy of mail-in ballots or whether certain state restrictions are constitutionally viable.
Federal meteorologists: Earth saw warmest September on record
September 2020 broke global records as the warmest such month in recorded history, according to federal meteorologists. The global surface and ocean temperatures exceeded the 20th century average for the month of September by a full 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit.
Fulfilling a debate promise, Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden selected California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate Tuesday, upholding a debate promise to pick a woman to round out his ticket.
Biden courts American workers with push for green energy, infrastructure
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden continued to make overtures to American workers Tuesday, promising to pass a large infrastructure bill that not only refurbishes the nation’s ailing infrastructure but also makes investments in clean energy technologies.