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Court Extends Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Term as Inauguration Nears
A quirk of legal timing had left Audrey Strauss’s tenure as acting head of the Southern District of New York set to expire just before the end of the Trump administration.
The Federal District Court in Manhattan formally appointed Audrey Strauss as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.Credit.Jose A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times
Dec. 22, 2020
Six months ago, Audrey Strauss became the acting U.S. attorney in Manhattan after a chaotic 24 hours in which President Trump fired her predecessor, Geoffrey S. Berman, whose office had been conducting politically sensitive investigations into people in Mr. Trump’s orbit.
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Mitch McConnell says Joe Biden s Cabinet picks will receive floor consideration Follow Us
Question of the Day By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times - Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he plans to treat President-elect Joseph R. Biden and his Cabinet picks “a hell of a lot better” than congressional Democrats treated President Trump.
That doesn’t mean all of Mr. Biden’s nominees will be approved, said the Kentucky Republican.
“[Biden’s nominees] aren’t all going to pass on a voice vote, and they aren’t all going to make it, but I will put them on the floor,” Mr. McConnell told Scott Jennings, a former adviser, in an interview published this week in the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Transition Highlights: Biden Criticizes Trump on Russian Hack and Calls for More Virus Aid
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President-elect Joe Biden insisted that more relief will be coming after his inauguration next month. Alex Padilla, California’s secretary of state, was chosen to fill the Senate seat being vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Mr. Biden is said to have picked an education secretary.
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Biden Addresses Nation Before Holidays
On Tuesday, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. called for unity in combating the coronavirus crisis and criticized the Trump administration’s handling of a recent cyberattack.