The Fed under Biden: New mandates, a close…

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate's Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing in Washington, DC, U.S., September 24, 2020.Drew Angerer | ReutersThere likely will be no nasty tweets in…

Trump finally concedes Biden will become president

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday admitted, for the first time in his own words, that President-elect Joe Biden's administration would take charge on Jan. 20.Without mentioning Biden by name, Trump in a nearly…

Senate rejects objection to Biden win in Arizona,…

The Senate on Wednesday night overwhelmingly defeated a move to reject President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory in Arizona, setting the stage for what could be final confirmation of his national victory over President Donald Trump.The…

Biden picks longtime China critic Katherine Tai as…

Katherine Tai speaks during a House Ways and Means Committee meeting to consider the US-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement in 2019.CSPANPresident-elect Joe Biden on Thursday named Katherine Tai, a trade lawyer with a history of taking…

Schumer pressures Biden to bypass Congress to cancel…

U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) takes questions during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 1, 2020.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersSen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer continues to put pressure on President-elect Joe…