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Steve Ricchetti, who is primed to join Biden's eventual administration, has a brother who was hired this year to lobby for pharmaceutical firms.

Trump's refusal to help during the presidential to a Biden administration transition is "fundamentally irresponsible" ex-Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said.

Congress has failed to pass another coronavirus stimulus bill as infections rise and state and local governments implement new restrictions.

A new lawyer for President Donald Trump's campaign asked to delay the hearing in a bid to stop Pennsylvania from certifying its election results for Joe Biden.

Democrats told the Supreme Court they may drop their fight for Mueller's secretive grand jury materials after Trump's defeat by Biden.

Krebs is the latest Trump administration official to depart on the heels of the election.

The United States will reduce its military presence in Afghanistan to 2,500 troops and 2,500 troops in Iraq by Jan. 15.

Grassley, the president pro tempore of the Senate, isolated earlier Tuesday after he was exposed to the virus.

The Trump campaign is waging multiple court fights in an effort to reverse a projected victory for Joe Biden in the presidential race.

The overall makeup of the top staff is notable for its lack of well-known progressives, suggesting that Biden intends to oversee a more cautious West Wing.

Georgia said that an official audit of its voting machines found no evidence of fraud or foul play during the elections.

"We've had a lot of people approach us to buy Newsmax, invest in Newsmax. These are often times very informal discussions," CEO Christopher Ruddy told CNBC.

Georgia voters will determine which party controls the U.S. Senate in two January runoff elections.

The Business Roundtable, an influential group consisting of prominent corporate leaders, has decided on its key policy priorities under Biden's administration.

"The reason I participated in this trial was because I think the vaccines are so important," Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman told CNBC on Tuesday.

President-elect Joe Biden hosted a joint meeting Monday with union leaders and the CEOs of Target, GM, Gap and Microsoft.

The cases in Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania are part of effort to reverse Joe Biden's projected win over President Donald Trump.

Over a dozen companies are gearing up for Joe Biden to enter the White House with a recent hiring spree of lobbyists.

Trump admitted publicly for the first time that Joe Biden has won the presidential election. The acknowledgement came on Twitter.

The wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria have cost U.S. taxpayers more than $1.57 trillion since Sept. 11, 2001.