Thomas Perez
FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, file photo, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra talks to reporters after a news conference at UCLA. President-elect Joe Biden has picked Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration’s coronavirus response. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Becerra's big challenge: Vaccinating Americans against virus

By Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Mascaro, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar And Kathleen Ronayne Dec. 07, 2020 07:35 PM EST

President-elect Joe Biden speaks about jobs at The Queen theater, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Pressure mounts on Biden to make diverse picks for top posts

By Will Weissert, Lisa Mascaro And Steve Peoples Dec. 05, 2020 12:10 AM EST

President-elect Joe Biden speaks about jobs at The Queen theater, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Pressure mounts on Biden to make diverse picks for top posts

By Will Weissert, Lisa Mascaro And Steve Peoples Dec. 04, 2020 06:14 PM EST

President Donald Trump listens during a ceremony to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former football coach Lou Holtz, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The Latest: Biden: Trump inaugural presence important to US

Dec. 03, 2020 08:42 AM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020 file photo, empty boxes await packages at the Wake County Board of Elections as workers prepare absentee ballots for mailing in preparation for the upcoming election in Raleigh, N.C. Democrats are unveiling new operations to try to make it easier for their voters to cast ballots. Both parties are trying to get their voters to cast ballots by mail, despite President Trump's groundless attacks on the method. The GOP is asking new voters it registers to request absentee ballots and sending request forms for mail ballots to its voters in several places. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Democrats try to streamline mail balloting for their voters

By Nicholas Riccardi Sep. 14, 2020 06:15 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2020 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by his wife Jill Biden, speaks at a primary night election rally in Columbia, S.C. Jill Biden is a prankster. The Democratic Party’s attempt to adapt its typical convention rituals to a pandemic-induced virtual affair will be put through its paces Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
WHAT TO WATCH: Democrats adapt roll call, keynote to virus

By Michelle L. Price Aug. 18, 2020 06:14 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., participate in a virtual grassroots fundraiser at the Hotel DuPont in Wilmington, Del. The Democratic Party will convene Monday, Aug. 17, sort of, amid a pandemic that has upended the usual pomp-and-circumstance of presidential nominating conventions. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
WHAT TO WATCH: Democrats open a new kind of convention

By Bill Barrow Aug. 17, 2020 05:05 PM EDT

In this image from video, Philonise Floyd, right, and Rodney Floyd speaks during the first night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. (Democratic National Convention via AP)
The Latest: Mrs. Obama: Vote like your lives depend on it

By The Associated Press Aug. 17, 2020 11:45 AM EDT

The Wisconsin Center is seen Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in Milwaukee. Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe will not travel to Milwaukee to accept the Democratic presidential nomination because of concerns over the coronavirus, party officials said Wednesday, signaling a move to a convention that essentially has become entirely virtual. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Biden won't go to Milwaukee to accept Democratic nomination

By Bill Barrow Aug. 05, 2020 11:40 AM EDT

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden smiles at a campaign event at the William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, July 28, 2020.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Democrats trim convention hours amid coronavirus pandemic

Jul. 30, 2020 08:24 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2019, file photo, Roger Stone, and his wife Nydia, arrive at federal court in Washington. (AP Photo/Al Drago, File)
Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone's prison sentence

By Jill Colvin And Eric Tucker Jul. 11, 2020 10:23 AM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks during an event on police reform, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
White House steps up effort to downplay coronavirus concerns

By Aamer Madhani And Mike Stobbe Jun. 16, 2020 06:47 PM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable about America's seniors, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, June 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
'It's frustrating': Trump advertising blast has limits

By Steve Peoples And Zeke Miller Jun. 15, 2020 05:30 PM EDT

Perez: Democrats will 'descend' on Milwaukee for convention

Jun. 10, 2020 03:01 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats will “descend” on Milwaukee for the national convention in August despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Democratic National...

FILE - In this April 8, 2020, file photo, a City of Milwaukee Election Commission worker processes absentee ballots for the state's primary election, in downtown Milwaukee, Wis. A conservative law firm asked the Wisconsin Elections Commission on Monday, June 8 to outlaw ballot harvesting in the state, the process by which outside groups, typically partisan, help to send or return large numbers of absentee ballots. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, File)
Judge denies GOP attempt to stop Wisconsin election lawsuit

By Scott Bauer Jun. 10, 2020 01:13 PM EDT

In this May 20, 2020, file photo, signage is seen near the road at the West Side Voting Precinct in Rossville, Ga. (C.B. Schmelter /Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
Heat, rain, long lines: Georgia election plagued by problems

By Steve Peoples, Ben Nadler And Sudhin Thanawala Jun. 09, 2020 12:43 PM EDT

FILE - This panel of 2020 file photos show Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. The two will address an online event for the Maine Democratic Party on May 31 after the state convention in Bangor was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photos, File)
Sen. Bernie Sanders decries 'police murder,' demands justice

By David Sharp May. 31, 2020 02:32 PM EDT

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about the coronavirus Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Democrats pass new rules that would allow virtual convention

By Bill Barrow And Stephen Ohlemacher May. 12, 2020 10:24 AM EDT

FILE - In this combination of file photos, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del., on March 12, 2020, left, and President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington on April 5, 2020. Barring unforeseen disaster, Biden will represent the Democratic Party against Trump this fall, the former vice president's place on the general election ballot cemented Wednesday, April 8, by Bernie Sanders' decision to end his campaign. (AP Photo)
Biden vs. Trump: General election battle is now set

By Steve Peoples Apr. 09, 2020 12:56 AM EDT

FILE - In this combination of file photos, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del., on March 12, 2020, left, and President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington on April 5, 2020. Barring unforeseen disaster, Biden will represent the Democratic Party against Trump this fall, the former vice president's place on the general election ballot cemented Wednesday, April 8, by Bernie Sanders' decision to end his campaign. (AP Photo)
Biden vs. Trump: General election battle is now set

By Steve Peoples Apr. 08, 2020 06:12 PM EDT