Marcia Fudge
FILE - In this June 1, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden walks down the stairs of Air Force One with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge as he arrives in Tulsa, Okla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, FIle)
Cabinet secretaries launch roadshow to sell the Biden plan

By Ashraf Khalil Jun. 14, 2021 12:49 AM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks as he commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, at the Greenwood Cultural Center, Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Tulsa, Okla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden decries 'horrific' Tulsa massacre in emotional speech

By Jonathan Lemire And Darlene Superville Jun. 01, 2021 12:05 AM EDT

A medic waits to administer Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine shots, at the Iran Mall shopping center in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
The Latest: Conn. plans 'signing bonus' to boost job seeking

By The Associated Press May. 17, 2021 01:32 AM EDT

People sit among physical distancing markers as they wait for buses to go back to their home villages, at the Kalideres bus terminal in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. The mass exodus out of major cities in the world's most populous Muslim country is underway despite travel restrictions are imposed by the government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, as people are heading home to their villages to celebrate Eid al-Fitr holiday that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
The Latest: Fiji locks down hospital over coronavirus death

By The Associated Press May. 05, 2021 01:05 AM EDT

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge speaks at a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Federal low-income housing grant doubles in size this year

By Ashraf Khalil Apr. 06, 2021 12:15 AM EDT

President Joe Biden’s Cabinet. (AP Graphic)
At 1st Cabinet meeting, Biden says team 'looks like America'

By Darlene Superville And Zeke Miller Apr. 01, 2021 12:12 AM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks with members of the press near a waiting motorcade vehicle after stepping off Air Force One at Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Del., Friday, March 26, 2021. Biden is spending the weekend at his home in Delaware. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
The eviction moratorium is expiring. What will Biden do?

By Ashraf Khalil And Michael Casey Mar. 27, 2021 12:30 AM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks with members of the press near a waiting motorcade vehicle after stepping off Air Force One at Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Del., Friday, March 26, 2021. Biden is spending the weekend at his home in Delaware. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
The eviction moratorium is expiring. What will Biden do?

By Ashraf Khalil And Michael Casey Mar. 26, 2021 05:45 PM EDT

Pandemic cited as cause of homelessness for some in Houston

By Juan A. Lozano Mar. 24, 2021 06:07 PM EDT
HOUSTON (AP) — An annual count of the Houston area’s homeless population found that about 15% of people surveyed said they were without a fixed address because...

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge speaks at a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Report shows US homelessness rising even before pandemic

By Ashraf Khalil Mar. 18, 2021 04:51 PM EDT

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency nominee Michael Regan, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP)
Senate confirms Fudge to lead housing agency, Regan for EPA

By Mary Clare Jalonick And Matthew Daly Mar. 10, 2021 01:18 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2020, file photo President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Housing and Urban Development Secretary Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
HUD nominee pledges action to prevent home loss in pandemic

By Ashraf Khalil Jan. 28, 2021 04:36 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2017, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. President-elect Joe Biden is set to pick McCarthy as domestic climate czar. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Biden taps Buttigieg for transportation, Granholm for energy

By Michael Balsamo, Jonathan Lemire, Thomas Beaumont And Ellen Knickmeyer Dec. 15, 2020 02:09 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2020 file photo, former ecretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack speaks at a campaign stop for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at the LOFT on Jefferson, in Burlington, Iowa. President-elect Joe Biden has selected Vilsack to reprise that role in his administration. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Tom Vilsack faces new challenges as he returns to old job

By Mary Clare Jalonick And Thomas Beaumont Dec. 12, 2020 12:10 AM EST

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
The Latest: Biden's picks point to their diverse backgrounds

Dec. 11, 2020 03:09 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 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

In this image from video, Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 23, 2020. Two Democratic women are contenders to be President-elect Joe Biden's secretary of agriculture. Rep. Marcia Fudge of Ohio and former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota are in the running for the Cabinet position. (House Television via AP)
Biden weighs pick for agriculture chief from diverse slate

By Mary Clare Jalonick Dec. 05, 2020 12:23 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. 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