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In this Dec. 1, 2020, photo, President-elect Joe Biden speaks as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris listens at left, during an event to introduce their nominees and appointees to economic policy posts at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. Up soon for Biden: naming his top health care officials as the coronavirus pandemic rages. It’s hard to imagine more consequential picks. Biden is expected to announce his choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services next week. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Next for Biden: Getting the right health team as virus rages

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Dec. 03, 2020 12:08 AM EST

U.S. Representative James Clyburn of South Carolina introduces U.S. Senate candidate Jaime Harrison at an election watch party at Hunter-Gatherer at Curtiss Wright Hangar in Columbia, SC. Harrison conceded the election to incumbent Lindsey Graham. (Jeff Blake/The State via AP)
The Latest: Former WH officials urge cooperative transition

Nov. 08, 2020 10:29 AM EST

President-elect Joe Biden, center, visits the cemetery where his son Beau, his wife Neilia, and daughter Naomi are buried at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Biden seeks to move quickly and build out his administration

By Will Weissert, Alexandra Jaffe, And Aamer Madhani Nov. 08, 2020 12:52 AM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, May 14, 2020 file photo, Prestige Ameritech Executive Vice President Mike Bowen testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington to discuss protecting scientific integrity in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Prestige Ameritech is the largest producer of surgical masks in the United States. For several years, Bowen's company has asked the Defense Department to buy their masks, citing the Barry Amendment that dictates the military buy U.S.-made apparel. In response, Bowen says, the Defense Department told them their masks aren't apparel. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP, File)
Medical supply chain shortages led to deadly consequences

By Juliet Linderman And Martha Mendoza Oct. 06, 2020 12:50 PM EDT

Lori Gonzalez, left, and Rachel Spray carry flowers to the temporary grave marker of Gonzalez's sister and Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center nurse, Sandra Oldfield, at the Sanger Cemetery in Sanger, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. Oldfield died after being exposed to the novel coronavirus. Workers at the hospital said they did not have the proper personal protective equipment. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian)
US medical supply chains failed, and COVID deaths followed

By Juliet Linderman And Martha Mendoza Oct. 06, 2020 10:23 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 31, 2019, file photo, Utah County Attorney David O. Leavitt speaks during a press conference, in Provo, Utah. New candidates are joining the race for Utah Attorney General, including a high-profile defense attorney and a reform-minded county prosecutor. Defense attorney and former prosecutor Greg Skordas announced his candidacy Tuesday, March 17, 2020, days after Utah County Attorney Leavitt said he would challenge Republican Sean Reyes for the job. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Sean Reyes bests GOP challenger in attorney general race

By Lindsay Whitehurst Jul. 03, 2020 06:46 PM EDT

A once busy stretch of 42nd Street in Manhattan has very little traffic during the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 in New York. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Coronavirus shakes the conceit of ‘American exceptionalism’

By Calvin Woodward Apr. 24, 2020 06:20 AM EDT