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President-elect Joe Biden announced who will lead his climate team, including a co-sponsor of the Green New Deal, Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., on Thursday night,.

Homebuilders are blown away by the housing market's strength.

Mr. Iger served as Disney chief executive for 15 years until being named executive chairman earlier this year.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asked her millions of Twitter followers whether a $600 stimulus check is enough money for coronavirus relief.

President-elect Joe Biden’s climate czar pick headed a major environmentalist group whose close working relationship with China has led to concerns that Beijing could wield some influence on the incoming administration’s climate and energy policy.  

Hundreds of Honduran nationals are heading to the southern U.S. border in an organized caravan seeking refuge, signaling what could be one of President-elect Joe Biden’s first major challenges in office. 

Walt Disney's Bob Iger and DreamWorks' Jeffrey Katzenberg could be on President-elect Joe Biden's ambassador shortlist.

President-elect Joe Biden's choice to lead the Transportation Department is vowing that the incoming administration “will lead the way” on rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure.

United Steelworkers is warning against President-elect Joe Biden rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership, calling it an "abject failure" to contain economic rival China.

The U.S. central bank, as widely expected, held the benchmark federal funds rate at a range between 0% and 0.25%, where it has been since mid-March. 

Fed Chair Powell wraps up a historical 2020 for policymakers.

MacKenzie Scott, one of the world's richest women, announced Tuesday that she had donated $4.2 billion to 384 charity organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fed officials at the median saw the economy growing 4% next year and the unemployment rate falling to 5.5%. Analysts expect both figures to be upgraded

According to a report by Defense News, sources from Congress, industry and the defense community have consistently identified two individuals as likely deputy secretary contender: Frank Kendall III, a former undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, and Kathleen Hicks, a former Obama-era undersecretary of defense for policy and the current leader of Biden's Department of Defense review team.

The Biden transition team has quietly added a group of individuals that will likely face pushback from the progressive wing of the Democratic party, including two Goldman Sachs veterans, one Google employee and three Facebook employees. 

President-elect Joe Biden tapped South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg to serve as Transportation Secretary in the new administration.

Sen. Bernie Sanders called on Democratic leaders to reject a $748 billion bipartisan coronavirus relief proposal because it leaves out stimulus checks for millions of Americans. 

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has moved from California's Silicon Valley to the Hawaiian island of Lanai.

“These incoming members bring extensive defense and national security affairs experience to this advisory committee from their time in Congress, the State Department, our armed forces and beyond," Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller said in a statement. "I’m confident the Department of Defense will benefit greatly from their time and service to the board.”

A report by the National Restaurant Association found that at least 10,000 restaurants have closed nationwide in the last three months alone, bringing the total to more than 110,000.