Stories tagged: "Joe Biden"

Elections Philadelphia election workers processes mail-in and absentee ballots for the general election at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, on Nov. 3, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Elections Pennsylvania Judge Orders Halt to Further Vote Certification, Wolf Appeals

It is unclear how the judge can hold up certification.

Associated Press Associated Press November 25, 2020 2:11 pm EST
Elections President-Elect Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at Amtrak's Cleveland Lakefront train station, Sept. 30, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Elections It’s Official: Biden Certified as Winner of Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Department of State certified the results Tuesday morning, and Gov. Tom Wolf sent the certification to the national archives.

Associated Press Associated Press November 24, 2020 11:38 am EST
Voting In this Nov. 6, 2020, file photo, an observer watches as Luzerne County workers canvas ballots that arrived between the closure of the polls and 5 p.m. Nov. 6, as vote counting in the general election continues in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Voting County by County, Pennsylvania Officials Report Vote Results

Monday was the deadline for county officials to report election results to the state. Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar must then tabulate, compute and canvass votes for all races.

Associated Press Associated Press November 23, 2020 4:56 pm EST
Politics John Kerry shakes hands with Joe Biden
Politics Meet Biden’s Cabinet Picks: A Climate Champion, a Woman Who Faced a Man With a Machine Gun, and More

Biden’s initial cabinet choices indicate that he plans to surround himself with a group of diverse, experienced officials with whom he already has relationships.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil November 23, 2020 4:16 pm EST
Economy With President Trump refusing to start the transition of power and a stalled stimulus bill, the economic future of the United States looks bleak and unemployment may spike again. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Economy Business Leaders to Trump: It’s Time to Start the Transition

While CEOs push Trump to begin the transition of power in hopes of avoiding economic devastation, Biden seeks to restart stimulus talks.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers November 23, 2020 3:12 pm EST

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Philadelphia election workers processes mail-in and absentee ballots for the general election at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, on Nov. 3, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Elections Pennsylvania Judge Orders Halt to Further Vote Certification, Wolf Appeals
In this Oct. 20, 2020, file photo, people have dinner in greenhouses used for outdoor dining amid the coronavirus pandemic at North Park Lounge in McCandless, Allegheny County. An increasing number of governors and mayors are imposing restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving for fear that holiday travel and family gatherings will only worsen the record-breaking, coast-to-coast resurgence of the coronavirus. (Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP, File) Coronavirus Pennsylvania’s Restaurants Still Need Help to Survive Pandemic. Nothing Is Coming.
The outdoor Rothman Orthopaedics Ice Rink features ice skating, skate rentals, and twinkling lights in the shadow of Philadelphia City Hall through Feb. 28, 2021. (Courtesy of Visit Philadelphia/J. Fusco) Life Make the Most of Black Friday and Small Business Saturday With These Things to Do in PA: Nov. 26-29
A man and a woman wearing masks walk near the campus of Carnegie Mellon University, in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Pennsylvania is strengthening its mask mandate and will require out-of-state travelers to test negative for the coronavirus before arrival. The state health secretary, Dr. Rachel Levine, said the new measures are in response to a sharp increase in infections and hospitalizations. She said Tuesday that masks are now required indoors wherever people from different households are gathered—even if they are physically distant. Like the rest of the nation, Pennsylvania has seen coronavirus infections explode in recent weeks. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Coronavirus COVID Live Blog: Tracking the Spread and Impact of Coronavirus in PA
Life Part of Washington Avenue in Scranton, near President-elect Joe Biden's childhood home, has been renamed in Biden's honor. (Screenshot)
Life Joe Biden Just Got His Very Own Street in Scranton

“We’re all walking a little more taller, a little more steam in our step and with bigger smiles,” one resident said.

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla November 20, 2020 4:29 pm EST
National President Barack Obama congratulates Cathy Russell after he nominated her for the position of Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues at a Women's History Month reception in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Monday, March 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
National From Reading to the White House: Biden Taps Former Ambassador Cathy Russell For His Team

Catherine Russell was the second Ambassador at-Large for Women’s Issues, and she will be Biden's White House Director of Presidential Personnel.

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla November 20, 2020 2:23 pm EST