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David Sherfinski

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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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Vice President Mike Pence receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, in Washington. Karen Pence, and U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams also participated. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Mike Pence receives the COVID-19 vaccine

Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence both received a COVID-19 vaccine with cameras rolling on Friday to try to show the public that it's safe and that Americans should get vaccinated when they can.

December 18, 2020
In this Jan. 3, 2017 file photo, Michael Regan listens as North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announces that Regan will lead the Department of Environmental Quality in North Carolina, at the Executive Manson in Raleigh, N.C. President-elect Joe Biden has picked an experienced but not widely known state regulator, Michael Regan of North Carolina, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Regan is head of North Carolina’s environmental agency. (Chuck Liddy/The News & Observer via AP)

Michael Regan tapped to lead EPA, Deb Haaland for interior secretary

President-elect Joseph R. Biden tapped North Carolina environmental regulator Michael Regan to lead the Environmental Protection Agency and named Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico as his pick for interior secretary, as he moved Thursday to fill out the team tasked with implementing a far-reaching climate agenda.

December 17, 2020
Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, speaks to members of the media at the White House in Washington, in this March 22, 2017, photo. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Cedric Richmond tests positive for coronavirus

Rep. Cedric Richmond of Louisiana, the incoming director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, tested positive for COVID-19 after traveling to Georgia for a campaign event on Tuesday.

December 17, 2020
In this Feb. 25, 2020, photo, Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, and former Vice President Joe Biden talk before a Democratic presidential primary debate in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) **FILE**

Bernie Sanders envisions on-the-road labor secretary

Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont says he can picture a labor secretary who's frequently on the road engaging with the public as he drops hints that he wouldn't necessarily turn down the job if President-elect Joseph R. Biden offers it to him.

December 17, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden announces former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg as his nominee for transportation secretary during a news conference at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Michael Regan expected to be Joe Biden’s pick to head EPA

President-elect Joseph R. Biden is expected to name Michael Regan, the head of North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, according to multiple reports Thursday.

December 17, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden walks onstage to speak at a drive-in rally for Georgia Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Joe Biden faces congressional buzzsaw

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 16, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden smiles as he puts on his face mask after speaking to media in Wilmington, Del., on Sept. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Joe Biden: GOP senators are blowing up my phone

President-elect Joseph R. Biden said Monday his phone has been ringing off the hook with calls from Republican senators who say they're interested in working with the incoming administration.

December 14, 2020
President-elect Joseph R. Biden has signaled a more cautious approach to using executive power, saying the kind of authority his "progressive friends" are talking about is "way beyond the bounds." (Associated Press)

Joe Biden urged to use executive authority to enact agenda

With prospects for a Democratic-controlled Senate iffy at best, the left is pushing President-elect Joseph R. Biden to take advantage of executive authority to pursue a variety of causes, including canceling student debt and fighting climate change.

December 14, 2020