Denis McDonough
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough, left, speaks with retired Lt. Col. Ed Saunders at a listening session for veterans at Montana State University-Billings in Billings, Mont., Monday, April 5, 2021. McDonough was visiting Montana on his first official trip since his February confirmation. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
VA Secretary McDonough tours Montana with Sen. Tester

Apr. 05, 2021 08:14 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 7, 2020 file photo, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Richard Wilkie speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. Confronted with a sexual assault allegation at a veterans hospital, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie repeatedly sought to discredit the female congressional staffer who made the complaint. His staff also worked to spread negative information about her while ignoring known problems of harassment at the facility. That's according to a blistering investigation released Thursday by VA's internal watchdog. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Vets groups demand Wilkie's dismissal after scathing audit

By Hope Yen Dec. 11, 2020 07:13 PM EST

FILE - In this May 19, 2013, file photo, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough returns to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., after a trip with President Barack Obama. President-elect Joe Biden is nominating former President Barack Obama's White House chief of staff Denis McDonough as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The sprawling agency has presented organizational challenges for both parties over the years. Biden is continuing to stockpile his administration with prominent alumni of the Obama administration (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Obama reunion? Biden fills Cabinet with former WH leaders

By Aamer Madhani Dec. 11, 2020 01:08 AM EST

FILE - In this April 22, 2019, file photo, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel waves as he arrives at a news conference outside of the south air traffic control tower at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
AP source: Emanuel's Cabinet prospects increasingly unlikely

By Michael Balsamo And Aamer Madhani Dec. 10, 2020 11:22 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2020 file photo, former national security adviser Susan Rice takes part in a discussion on global leadership at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. President-elect Joe Biden is naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. The role will give her broad sway over his administration’s approach to immigration, health care and racial inequality and elevates the prominence of the position in the West Wing. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Biden taps Rice as domestic policy adviser, McDonough for VA

By Julie Pace And Zeke Miller Dec. 10, 2020 10:13 AM EST

FILE - In this June 29, 2011 file photo, from left, White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer; Deputy Communications Director Jen Psaki; Senior Adviser David Plouffe; and Press Secretary Jay Carney stand in the East Room as President Barack Obama holds a news conference at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
Psaki, next White House press secretary, a veteran messenger

By Will Weissert Dec. 03, 2020 12:07 AM EST

President-elect Joe Biden and Jill Biden, attend a service at the Philadelphia Korean War Memorial at Penn's Landing on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Philadelphia.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump's silent public outing belies White House in tumult

By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller And Aamer Madhani Nov. 12, 2020 12:17 AM EST

President Donald Trump participates in a Veterans Day wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Trump's silent public outing belies White House in tumult

By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller And Aamer Madhani Nov. 11, 2020 06:09 PM EST

FILE - In this March 21, 2014, file photo National Security Adviser Susan Rice listens to reporters questions during a briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is in the final stages of selecting his running mate. Among the contenders is Susan Rice, who worked closely with Biden in the Obama administration and regularly briefed him on pressing foreign policy matters when she served as national security adviser. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
In VP search, Biden has a known quantity in Susan Rice

By Julie Pace Jul. 24, 2020 12:37 PM EDT

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting about the coronavirus with Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Just in case: Trump to prep for transition in case he loses

By Zeke Miller Apr. 29, 2020 03:52 PM EDT