The declaration from the GSA’s Emily Murphy will free up more than $6 million for President-elect Joe Biden transition team.
Author: Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY
‘A diplomatic powerhouse’: Biden will nominate Linda Thomas-Greenfield as UN ambassador, reports say
Biden’s nomination of Thomas-Greenfield would elevate a Black woman and career foreign service official to the high-profile position.
Biden to name long-time confidant Antony Blinken as secretary of state
Biden has called Blinken, who worked with him on foreign policy issues for nearly two decades, a “superstar” and has said he could do “any job.”
Despite election results showing Biden win, Pompeo said he expects ‘transition to a second Trump administration’
Pompeo’s remarks came as world leaders began calling President-elect Joe Biden to congratulate him on his election win.
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Trump says Sudan will normalize relations with Israel, days after he moved to lift terrorism designation
The details of the Israel-Sudan deal were not clear. But Trump’s announcement came days after he agreed to remove Sudan from list of terrorism sponsors.
Joe Biden is making a late push for Cuban American voters in Florida. Will it matter?
The Biden campaign made what one pollster called “night and day difference” in its outreach to Hispanic voters in Florida, which lifted its support.
Trump administration slashes refugee program amid president’s campaign attacks on immigrants
In Obama’s final year in office, the annual cap on refugees was 110,000. Trump has pared that down. In fiscal year 2021, the limit will be 15,000.
Trump’s ex-national security adviser H.R. McMaster warns Afghan peace talks will fail, leave US vulnerable
H.R. McMaster says he disagreed with some of Trump’s decisions and doesn’t understand others, such as praise for Putin: “I can’t really explain it.”
‘It defies logic.’ 9/11 families urge Trump administration to drop deal to take Sudan off terror list
The fight over removing Sudan from the terror list could have far-reaching consequences for U.S. terrorism victims and Sudan’s fledgling democracy.