David Sherfinski

Miguel Cardona named to be education secretary by Biden

President-elect Joseph R. Biden on Tuesday named Miguel Cardona, Connecticut's commissioner of education, as his pick to be the next U.S. Secretary of Education.

December 22, 2020

Joe Biden: Hunter Biden stories part of Russian disinformation, smear campaign

President-elect Joseph R. Biden said Tuesday that stories during the 2020 campaign about his son Hunter Biden's business dealings were part of a Russian disinformation and smear campaign.

December 22, 2020

Joe Biden: Have not discussed Hunter Biden probe in Cabinet talks

President-elect Joseph R. Biden said Tuesday that he has not discussed a federal probe into his son Hunter Biden's tax issues with his potential picks for U.S. attorney general.

December 22, 2020

Joe Biden: Darkest days of COVID-19 are ahead of us

President-elect Joseph R. Biden said Tuesday that the country's darkest days in the battle against COVID-19 have yet to come, pouring some cold water on positive vaccine developments in his Christmas message.

December 22, 2020

Joe Biden vows response to SolarWinds hack

President-elect Joseph R. Biden said Tuesday that President Trump dropped the ball on the recent hack of federal agencies and the private sector and that there's no evidence it's under control yet.

December 22, 2020

Donald Trump declares victory in ‘War on Christmas’

President Trump is declaring victory over Democrats' "War on Christmas" after he signed an executive order giving federal employees the day off on Dec. 24.

December 22, 2020

Massive spending bill includes funding for Joe Biden’s transition into office

The $2.3 trillion catchall spending package Congress passed late Monday includes some funding for President-elect Joseph R. Biden's transition into office.

December 22, 2020

Mitch McConnell says Joe Biden’s Cabinet picks will receive floor consideration

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he plans to treat President-elect Joseph R. Biden and his Cabinet picks "a hell of a lot better" than congressional Democrats treated President Trump.

December 22, 2020

Joe Biden, Jill Biden get first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

President-elect Joseph R. Biden received a dose of a coronavirus vaccine with cameras rolling Monday and gave the Trump administration credit for the medical breakthrough that is helping to turn the tide against the pandemic.

December 21, 2020

Joe Biden names additional members to incoming economic policy team

President-elect Joseph R. Biden named additional members to the incoming National Economic Council on Monday, including a former adviser to Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts who has been serving on a congressional panel overseeing the implementation of COVID-19 relief.

December 21, 2020

Steve Daines: COVID-19 vaccine ‘early Christmas present’ for Americans

The first boxes of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine will arrive in states on Monday, boosting the initial supply of pandemic-fighting shots by 6 million in the coming week after health care workers, Vice President Mike Pence and members of Congress received the first wave of Pfizer doses.

December 20, 2020

Trump files Supreme Court petition on Pennsylvania election results

The Trump campaign went back to the Supreme Court on Sunday seeking to reverse Pennsylvania's election results and to vacate the state's slate of 20 electors for President-elect Joseph R. Biden.

December 20, 2020

Ron Klain: Biden weighing sanctions, other measures to respond to cyberattack

Ron Klain, the incoming White House chief of staff, said Sunday that President-elect Joseph R. Biden is weighing a range of potential responses to the massive cyberattack on federal and private systems.

December 20, 2020

Trump: ‘We have to get the support from some politicians’ to look into election fraud

President Trump said Sunday that he now needs the help of politicians to expose what he called the "greatest voter fraud in history" and potentially give him another four years in the White House.

December 20, 2020

Jennifer Granholm: Biden will lead ‘robust,’ ‘multinational’ response to federal networks hack

Jennifer Granholm, said Sunday that President-elect Joseph R. Biden's administration will deliver a "robust" response to the recent cyberattack on federal systems -- potentially in concert with other countries.

December 20, 2020

Biden bracing for congressional combat: He is ‘extraordinarily hemmed in’

President-elect Joseph R. Biden is about to walk straight into a buzzsaw in Congress after saying during the campaign that Republicans would have an "epiphany" once President Trump was toppled, a stance many on the left dismissed as hopelessly naive.

December 20, 2020

Brett Giroir, COVID ‘testing czar,’ urges Trump to get vaccinated

Adm. Brett Giroir, the federal government's coronavirus "testing czar," on Sunday urged President Trump to get a coronavirus vaccine to foster public trust in the process.

December 20, 2020

Sen. Mitt Romney: Trump has a ‘blind spot’ when it comes to Russia

Sen. Mitt Romney said Sunday President Trump has a "blind spot" when it comes to Russia, who U.S. officials are pointing to as the likely culprit of a massive cyberattack on federal government systems.

December 20, 2020

White House adviser Peter Navarro endorses postponing Georgia election

White House adviser Peter Navarro said he likes the idea of postponing the U.S. Senate runoff elections in Georgia to allow officials to get to the bottom of voter fraud and irregularities in the 2020 election.

December 20, 2020

Army brass rejects calls for martial law: ‘No role’ for military in determining election outcome

President Trump and Army brass are rejecting talk of invoking martial law to overturn the American electoral process amid lobbying from prominent allies of Mr. Trump.

December 19, 2020