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Dates to watch: Jan. 20: Inauguration of Biden, who will take the oath of office. Be sure to refresh this page often to get the latest information on the transition. DC Mayor announces Dr. Anthony S. Fauci Day On Wednesday, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser proclaimed Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, “Dr. Anthony S. Fauci Day” in the nation’s capital.  The date, which is also Christmas Eve, is Fauci’s birthday. The nations leading infectious disease expert will be turning 80 years old. F...

Politics updates: Biden introduces Cardona as choice for Education secretary Matthew Brown, Ledyard King and Bart Jansen, USA TODAY AP Top Stories December 23 A Replay Video UP NEXT This week, USA TODAY Politics focuses on the run-up to President-elect Joe Bidens inauguration and the effort in Congress to get through a fresh round of COVID-19 economic relief. © Carolyn Kaster, AP Miguel Cardona, President-elect Joe Bidens nominee for secretary of Education, speaks after bein...

Politics updates: Biden introduces Cardona as choice for Education secretary Matthew Brown, Ledyard King and Bart Jansen, USA TODAY AP Top Stories December 23 A Replay Video UP NEXT This week, USA TODAY Politics focuses on the run-up to President-elect Joe Bidens inauguration and the effort in Congress to get through a fresh round of COVID-19 economic relief. © Carolyn Kaster, AP Miguel Cardona, President-elect Joe Bidens nominee for secretary of Education, speaks after bein...

Politics updates: Biden introduces Cardona as choice for Education secretary Matthew Brown, Ledyard King and Bart Jansen, USA TODAY AP Top Stories December 23 A Replay Video UP NEXT This week, USA TODAY Politics focuses on the run-up to President-elect Joe Bidens inauguration and the effort in Congress to get through a fresh round of COVID-19 economic relief. © Carolyn Kaster, AP Miguel Cardona, President-elect Joe Bidens nominee for secretary of Education, speaks after bein...

In the headlines:  ►Pfizer and BioNTech announced an agreement with the U.S. government to supply an additional 100 million doses of the companies’ vaccine. This agreement brings the total number of doses to be delivered to the U.S. by July 31 to 200 million. ►The AFC East champion Buffalo Bills are exploring a plan that would allow up to 6,700 fans to attend their remaining home games, including at least one in the playoffs. The plan, yet to be approved, calls for the use of rapid COV...

WASHINGTON – After weeks of painstaking negotiation and months of partisan finger-pointing, the Senate resoundingly passed a sweeping COVID-19 relief package Monday, sending a bill to President Donald Trump to sign that will send millions of Americans direct payments and rescue thousands of small businesses nationwide struggling to stay open in the face of the pandemics suffocating grip. The roughly $900 billion measure was attached to a $1.4 trillion spending bill to fund the federal gove...

Jan. 20: Be sure to refresh this page often to get the latest information on the transition.  Everything is at stake: Harris campaigns for Democratic Senate candidates in Georgia Vice President-elect Kamala Harris campaigned Monday in Georgia for two Democratic Senate candidates whose races will determine control of the chamber, by recalling the power of a single lawmaker. Harris, a Democratic senator from California, witnessed the debate to repeal part of the Affordable Care Act, which was n...

Politics live updates: Tickets to Joe Biden, Kamala Harris swearing-in ceremony to be limited Bart Jansen, Ledyard King and Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY © Drew Angerer, Getty Images ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 15: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks during a drive-in rally for U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock at Pullman Yard on December 15, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Bidens stop in Georgia comes less than a month before the January 5 runoff election for ...

USA TODAYs coverage of the 2020 election and President-elect Joe Bidens transition continues this week as he rolls out more of his picks for top jobs in his administration and prepares to take the oath of office Jan. 20. The Electoral College affirmed Bidens win Monday, officially giving Biden enough electoral votes to defeat President Donald Trump. Congress will count and certify the results in a joint session Jan. 6.  Trump has cleared the way for Bidens team to use federal resources and ge...

Politics live updates: Tickets to Joe Biden, Kamala Harris swearing-in ceremony to be limited Bart Jansen, Ledyard King and Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY © Drew Angerer, Getty Images ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 15: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks during a drive-in rally for U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock at Pullman Yard on December 15, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Bidens stop in Georgia comes less than a month before the January 5 runoff election for ...