Trump Tweets That He Fired Top Cybersecurity Official Christopher Krebs In a couple of tweets, President Trump announced that he has fired Christopher Krebs, head of the agency in the Department of Homeland Security that oversees election security. Miles Parks
Trump Administration Wants All U.S. Troops Out Of Iraq And Afghanistan By Spring National security adviser Robert O'Brien said Tuesday the U.S. will reduce numbers in both Iraq and Afghanistan to 2,500 troops by Jan. 15. Dustin Jones
Biden's COVID-19 Advisers Plead for 'Ascertainment' So They Can Plan For January President-elect Joe Biden's science advisers say they need to be able to talk to federal scientists and get access to data so there's no hold-up in vaccines and other COVID-19 response. Tamara Keith
Senate Fails To Approve Judy Shelton's Nomination To Federal Reserve Board Judy Shelton, the controversial nominee to the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, failed to advance for a vote in the Senate, delivering Republicans and the Trump administration a major setback. Jim Zarroli
Biden Administration: Here's Who Has Been Nominated President-elect Joe Biden and his transition team are expected to roll out a slew of nominations for their administration before Inauguration Day. Here's who they've officially announced. Elena Moore
Biden Taps Several Senior Campaign Aides For Key White House Positions Among the staffers named: Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond will lead Biden's Office of Public Engagement, and Jen O'Malley Dillon, his campaign manager, will become deputy chief of staff. Alana Wise
Are There Too Many Political Appointees? There are so many appointees the government publishes a book to help keep track of them and that might not be enough. Greg Rosalsky
How The GOP Defied Expectations Down The Ballot President Trump lost, but House Republicans had a better-than-anticipated 2020 election. They picked up at least eight seats and narrowed the House Democrats' majority. Susan Davis
Sen. Rubio Joins Small Group Of Republican Senators Calling Biden 'President-Elect' Only four other GOP senators have called Biden 'president-elect' since the race was called for him over a week ago. Claudia Grisales
Former Defense Sec. Hagel Says GOP Hesitation On Election Is 'Hurting Our Country' Chuck Hagel, who was also a Republican senator, also says President Trump's moves at the Defense Department are compromising national security. Mary Louise Kelly
