The Biden Administration

The Biden administration is backing off former President Donald Trump’s attempts to ban the popular video app TikTok, asking a court to postpone a legal dispute over the proposed ban as the government begins a broader review of the national security threats posed by Chinese technology companies

In an 84-10 vote, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Avril Haines as President Joe Biden’s director of national intelligence.

After the inaugural parade on Wednesday, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden entered the White House in their new roles for the first time.

President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the intelligence community, Avril Haines, is promising to “speak truth to power,” and insisting that she would keep politics out of the intelligence agencies to ensure their work is trusted

President-elect Joe Biden announced plans on Friday to overhaul the vaccine distribution program to combat the coronavirus, which includes administering 100 million doses within the administration’s first 100 days.

President-elect Joe Biden is nominating New York emergency department commissioner Deanne Criswell to serve as the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator

The judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general. Here are five things to know about Merrick Garland.

President-elect Joe Biden officially introduced Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., as his nominee for transportation secretary. Buttigieg would be the first openly gay person confirmed by the Senate to a Cabinet position.

The Ohio congresswoman is President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Here are five things to know about Marcia Fudge.

President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to lead the Defense department. Here are five things to know about the former four-star officer.

President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Cecilia Rouse to chair the Council of Economic Advisers.

Here are five things to know about President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who President-elect Joe Biden has nominated as U.S. ambassador the United Nations, said she has a message for diplomats around the world. “America is back,” Thomas-Greenfield said. “Multilateralism is back. Diplomacy is back.”

“Mr. President-elect, you know that I’ve never shied away from speaking truth to power,” President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for director of national intelligence, Avril Haines, said on Tuesday. “You value the perspective of the intelligence community, and [I know] that you will do so even when what I have to say may be inconvenient or difficult, and I assure you...