The last actions the Biden administration will take before Trump takes over the White House

President Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press) Biden administration officials are working against the clock doling out billions in grants and taking other steps to try to preserve at least some of the outgoing president’s legacy before President-elect Donald Trump … Read more

Protesters gather at U.N. climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows

Activists demonstrate against fossil fuels at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday. (Peter Dejong / Associated Press) Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations climate summit, which aims to curb warming from coal, oil and natural gas. The demonstration in … Read more

Why picking RFK Jr. to lead HHS is raising alarms among many public health specialists

If confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would have oversight of institutions including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the National Institutes of Health. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) With President-elect Donald Trump’s selection … Read more

Trump’s early moves send strong signals about what to expect

President Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Nov. 13. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press) President-elect Donald Trump opened his transition back to the White House this week with a flurry of personnel announcements that sent forceful messages to major constituent groups, potential political rivals and the country at large. Two … Read more

California lawmaker accused of sexual harassment by former staffer countersues

State Sen. Marie Alvarado Gil (R-Jackson) alleges her former chief of staff told her he was responsible for the death and disappearance of Washington intern Chandra Levy. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) In the latest development in a salacious Sacramento legal saga, a California state senator this week filed a countercomplaint against her former chief … Read more

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