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Azar says vaccine distribution could begin within weeks
Audrey McNamara CBC NEWS Distribution of a vaccine could begin “soon after” a Food and Drug Administration panel meets on ...Joe Biden Cabinet picks may face rough Republican reception in Senate
Republican members of the U.S. Senate fired warning shots to President-elect Joe Biden that they may be prepared to stand ...Donald Trump agrees transition to Biden administration can begin
After weeks of waiting, President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday cleared the way for President-elect Joe Biden to transition to ...Pfizer/BioNTech to seek emergency use approval for coronavirus vaccine Friday
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech confirmed they will apply Friday for emergency use authorization for their coronavirus vaccine, becoming the ...US announces plans to cut troop levels in Afghanistan, Iraq
The US will slash troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq to their lowest levels in nearly 20 years of war ...Trump appears to acknowledge for first time that Biden could succeed him
President Donald Trump insisted on Friday he would never put the United States into a coronavirus lockdown but said “time ...Biden wins Arizona, cementing US election lead
Joe Biden has won the state of Arizona, US networks said late Thursday, further cementing his lead in the Electoral ...Georgia to recount election ballots by hand
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced on Wednesday that the state would carry out a full recount of the ...Biden campaign urges federal agency to approve official transition
President-elect Joe Biden’s campaign on Sunday urged the Trump political appointee who heads the U.S. General Services Administration to approve ...Trump says election ‘far from over’ as he vows to fight results
U.S. former Vice President Joe Biden has secured the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the 2020 presidential election. ...