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Biden Has Elevated the Job of Science Adviser. Is That What Science Needs? The Senate is considering Eric S. Lander’s nomination after months of delay. Some experts ask what impact an adviser can actually have. President Biden’s decision to elevate the job of science advisor to a cabinet-level position could make Eric Lander one of the most influential scientists in American history.Credit...Amr Alfiky/The New York Times April 29, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET On the campaign trail, Joseph R. Biden Jr. vowed to unseat Donald J. Trump and bring science back to the White House, the federal government ...

With the confirmation of Martin J. "Marty" Walsh as labor secretary on March 22, President Joe Biden’s full slate of Cabinet secretaries have assumed office — and with five Harvard graduates, it has a decidedly crimson hue. On Jan. 20, the day of Biden’s inauguration, The Crimson reported that the incoming administration had recruited 63 officials with Harvard ties, and that number has only grown. Recent estimates suggest that over a third of all Biden staffers are Ivy League graduates, a fact that may be surprising given that Biden flexed his blue-collar credentials during the...

Presidential Transition Highlights: N.S.A. Will Install a Trump Loyalist as Its General Counsel Last Updated Feb. 21, 2021, 11:29 a.m. ETFeb. 21, 2021, 11:29 a.m. ET Vice President-elect Kamala Harris plans to resign from her Senate seat on Monday. An impeachment prosecutor said President Trump committed “the most serious presidential crime” in U.S. history. This briefing has ended. Follow our Here’s what you need to know: Allies of Michael Ellis, a Trump loyalist, had pushed for him to be installed as the National Security Agency’s top lawyer before President-elect Joseph R. Biden J...

In one of the most significant departures from the Trump Administration, President-elect Joe Biden vowed to make science a central theme of his administration – enlisting scientists to solve problems at home and across the globe, and giving them unprecedented influence in his administration.

Covid-19: California Confronts New Variants as Virus Deaths Climb Last Updated Feb. 21, 2021, 11:29 a.m. ETFeb. 21, 2021, 11:29 a.m. ET An incoming Biden administration official warns the United States will pass 500,000 deaths. Officials in Norway say vaccines are safe after at least 33 very ill nursing home residents who were inoculated died. Here’s what you need to know: People waiting in line at a coronavirus testing site in Los Angeles this month.Credit...Alex Welsh for The New York Times As the total number of U.S. coronavirus cases surpassed 24 million on Monday, Los Angeles County, o...