Biden officially names Homeland Security secretary and director of national intelligence
President-elect Joe Biden's transition team officially announced his nominees for several key national security posts on Monday.
As had previously been reported, Antony Blinken will be the nominee for secretary of state, Linda Thomas-Greenfield gets the nod for United Nations ambassador, and Jake Sullivan has been tapped as national security adviser.
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talking pointsAfter Pike disaster, is it time to rethink death penalty?
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QUOTE OF THE DAY‘What it actually means in the American context is you want to replace American workers with foreign workers and you want boys to play in girls’ sports.’
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the explainerJustice Dept. launches largest-ever effort to strip citizenship
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