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FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2021, file photo, President-elect Joe Biden's pick for national intelligence director Avril Haines speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate intelligence committee in Washington. The effects of the coronavirus pandemic are expected to contribute over the next year to “humanitarian and economic crises, political unrest, and geopolitical competition,” according to a new intelligence report that also warns about the threats from foreign adversaries and from violent extremists inside the United States. “The American people should know as much as possible about the threats facing our nation and what their intelligence agencies are doing to protect them,” Haines said. (Joe Raedle/Pool Photo via AP, File)
US intel report: Virus impact to cause global 'aftershocks'

By Eric Tucker Apr. 13, 2021 12:37 PM EDT

President Joe Biden’s Cabinet and Cabinet-level picks. (AP Graphic)
Biden Cabinet near complete but hundreds of jobs still open

By Alexandra Jaffe Mar. 23, 2021 12:13 AM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks after meeting with leaders from Georgia's Asian-American and Pacific Islander community, Friday, March 19, 2021, at Emory University in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Biden Cabinet near complete but hundreds of jobs still open

By Alexandra Jaffe Mar. 22, 2021 05:17 PM EDT

In this Feb. 27, 2021, photo, President Joe Biden speaks on the economy in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. Biden took office promising to move quickly to restore and repair America’s relations with the rest of the world. Yet one major nation has yet to see any U.S. effort to improve ties, and that's China. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Biden brings no relief to tensions between US and China

By Matthew Lee Mar. 03, 2021 06:02 AM EST