The Department of Justice’s antitrust boss said Biden’s team will continue to investigate tech firms. Makan Delrahim said the scrutiny of tech firms is crucial for protecting competition. Biden will take on antitrust cases from Google, Apple, and Facebook once he takes office. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. […]
Derrick Evans, a newly-elected lawmaker from West Virginia, filmed himself storming the US Capitol Wednesday, posting the live video on Facebook and later deleting it. Evans, a West Virginia state delegate, chanted “Trump! Trump! Trump!” and forced himself through the doors of the Capitol wearing a motorcycle helmet. “We’re in! […]
More than 170 American business executives signed a letter urging Congress to certify the electoral vote on Wednesday and confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon, Microsoft President Brad Smith, BlackRock CEO Laurence Fink, and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla were among the signatories. “Attempts to […]
President-elect Joe Biden said Monday that Americans would receive $US2,000 in coronavirus relief payments “immediately” if Georgia voted for both Democrats in the US Senate runoffs. He told Georgians “those checks will never get there” if Sen. David Perdue and Sen. Kelly Loeffler, the two Republican incumbents, were to win. […]
Dr. Atul Gawande, of President-elect Joe Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board, said Thursday the rollout of Pfizer’s vaccine could come with “hitches” along the way. “The biggest challenge is going to be both production and then getting it into people’s arms,” he said. Delivering the vaccine to hospitals in rural locations […]
Hunter Biden, President-elect Joe Biden’s 43-year-old son, announced Wednesday that federal prosecutors in Delaware are investigating his taxes. “I take this matter very seriously but I am confident that a professional and objective review of these matters will demonstrate that I handled my affairs legally and appropriately,” he said in […]
The head of vaccine rollout in the US said Tuesday that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine may take longer to distribute than previously expected once the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorizes it. Gustave Perna, the chief operations officer for Operation Warp Speed, said Americans will be vaccinated four days after the […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci will meet with President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team on Thursday and will stay on under Biden at the National Institutes of Health. Fauci said on Thursday morning that he has spoken several times with Biden’s soon-to-be White House chief of staff, Ron Klain, and plans to meet […]
Former President Barack Obama said in a Monday night interview that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should have gotten more time to speak at the Democratic National Convention in August. Obama said the freshman congresswoman “speaks to a broad section of young people” and that “new blood is always good,” adding that […]
President-elect Joe Biden has angered both progressive Democrats and Republicans with his announcement that he will nominate Neera Tanden to direct the Office of Management and Budget. Tanden, the head of the influential liberal think tank Centre for American Progress, is a longtime advisor to Hillary Clinton and has made […]
President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Neera Tanden to head the Office of Management and Budget. Tanden, the chief executive of the Centre for American Progress, has been criticised for her leadership style. A former colleague who worked for Tanden said on Twitter on Monday that she was a “very bad […]
President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination of Janet Yellen to head the Treasury Department offers the clearest look yet at how his administration aims to drive an economic recovery. The former Federal Reserve chair will enter the Cabinet as the first woman to run the department and become the first person to […]
President-elect Joe Biden is considering Roger Ferguson, former vice-chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, for National Economic Council director, sources close to the matter told CNBC. Biden is considering regulatory veteran Gary Gensler, who worked for both the Obama and Clinton administrations, for Deputy Treasury Secretary, they said. […]
US equities jumped on Tuesday after the General Services Administration’s ascertainment of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory lifted investor sentiments. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed above 30,000 for the first time, marking a rapid comeback after the index sank as low as 18,213 in March. The GSA announced Monday afternoon […]
In the wake of the US presidential election on November 3, social media was flooded with misinformation. Among the Facebook pages most responsible for spreading that misinformation were Donald Trump Jr. and the conservative vloggers Diamond and Silk, a new study by Avaaz cited by The New York Times said. […]
US equities gained on Tuesday as the General Services Administration’s ascertainment of a Biden victory lifted investor sentiments. The GSA announced Monday afternoon it will provide President-elect Biden with the “resources and services” needed to start his transition to the White House. The move is the clearest sign yet that […]
President Donald Trump took a significant step toward conceding the presidential election on Monday evening after his General Services Administration chief recognised President-elect Joe Biden as the apparent winner. Trump said he recommended that GSA Administrator Emily Murphy and his aides move forward with “initial protocols” for the presidential transition. […]
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