December 26, 2024

Biden, Harris to introduce Susan Rice, others for key administration posts

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will introduce more key members of their administration to the public Friday, several of whom are veterans of the Obama White House.

In the afternoon from Wilmington, Delaware, they will present Susan Rice as the White House domestic policy adviser; Denis McDonough as the nominee for secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, as the nominee for secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; Tom Vilsack as the nominee for secretary of the Department of Agriculture; and Katherine Tai as the nominee for U.S. trade representative.

The picks have all be previously announced.

In other transition news:

  • President Donald Trump has no public events Friday on his schedule.
  • Biden and Harris have been selected as the 2020 Time magazine’s “Person of the Year,” beating out Trump, front-line health care workers and Dr. Anthony Fauci, as well as the racial justice movements that emerged after the death of George Floyd in police custody.
  • In a statement Thursday evening, Biden said a key panel’s recommendation that the Food and Drug Administration authorize the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use “is a bright light in a needlessly dark time.”
  • White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and White House counsel Pat Cipollone emailed staff Thursday reminding them that the president’s record is a “priority” and that they must “prioritize preparations for a smooth transition,” a source familiar with the matter told NBC News. The email was first reported by CNN.

    • Rebecca Shabad is a congressional reporter for NBC News, based in Washington.

    Kristen Welker contributed.

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