November 20th, 2020

Links to stories on Biden transition

JANUARY
• President-elect outlines $1.2 trillion plan to speed vaccine rollout, steading economy 
(Jan. 13. AP/Democrat-Herald)
•  The House article of impeachment  (Jan. 11, CNN)
• Linn County Democrats urge prompt removal of Trump from office (Jan. 8)
• Editorial: Make Trump pay for inciting Capitol riot (Jan. 8, Albany Democrat-Herald)
• Wyden calls on Cruz, Hawley to resign (Jan. 8, The Hill)
• Calls grow for Trump to be removed by impeachment or 25th Amendment (Jan. 7, CNN)
• Local leaders condemn 'domestic terrorism' in Washington, D.C., Salem (Jan 7)
• Congress completes electoral count, finalizing Biden-Harris win (Jan. 7, CNN)
• Oregon lawmakers outraged by Capitol violence (Jan. 6, AP/Democrat-Herald)
• Biden silects Merrick Garland for Attorney General (Jan. 6, POLITICO)
DECEMBER
• Biden chooses Connecticut education commissioner for top schools post (Dec. 22, POLITICO)
• Biden taps Deb Haaland as first American Indian interior secretary (Dec. 17, CNN)
• President-elect Joe Biden: Official Transition website
• Newsom picks Padilla to fill Senate term of Harris (Dec. 22, CNN)
 • CNN coverage
• Biden expected to nominate North Carolina environmental official to run EPA (Dec. 17, CNN)
• Pete Buttigieg on being named transportation secretary nominee:
'The eyes of history are on this appointment' (Dec. 17, CNN)
• Biden poised to nominate former Michigan governor Granholm
to lead Department of Energy (Dec. 15, CNN) 
• Biden names Gina McCarthy to top domestic climate job (Dec. 15, C NN) 
• Analysis: The 'urban myth' behind GOP claims of voter fraud (Dec. 15, CNN)
• Biden on Electoral College affirmation of victory:
'The rule of law, our constitution and the will of the people prevailed' (Dec. 14, CNN)
• Health team to include Javier Becerra, Vivek Murthy,Rochelle Welensky
​ and Anthony Fauci (Dec. 7, CNN)
• Biden picks retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to be his defense secretary (Dec. 7, CNN)
NOVEMBER
• Four women will be in top roles to help build recovery (Nov. 30, CNN)
• Biden announces all-female senior White House communications team (Nov. 29, CNN)
• Biden introduces members of his team (Nov. 24, CBS)
• Biden announces top foreign policy and national security picks (Nov. 23, CNN)
• Janet Yellen is Biden's pick for Treasury secretary (Nov. 23, CNN)
• GSA acknowledges Biden's win and begins transition (Nov. 23, CNN)
• Michigan state board certifies Biden win (Nov. 23, CNN)
​• Georgia GOP governor and secretary of state certify votes (Nov. 20, CNN)
• President-elect Joe Biden: Official Transition website
• Biden vows to get right to work despite resistance from Trump (Nov. 11, AP)
• How Biden plans to change the U.S. COVID-19 pandemic response (Nov. 9, CNN)
• Biden speaks on COVID (Nov. 9, ABC)
• Read President-elect Joe Biden's historic Nov. 7 victory speech
• Read Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' historic Nov. 7 victory speech
•  Cities erupt in celebration (Nov. 7)