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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.

President Trump called on Congress to include a fresh round of stimulus checks for American families in the next coronavirus relief package as the year-end deadline for a deal looms.

Senior White House staff members who work in close proximity with President Trump were reportedly to be among the first Americans to receive coronavirus vaccine injections. 

A Virgin Galactic test flight Saturday ended prematurely as the spacecraft's rocket motor failed to ignite and it then glided down safely to its landing site in southern New Mexico.

Joe Biden raised more than $1 billion in record-breaking fundraising during his year-and-a-half- long campaign for the White House.

On Thursday, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi sent a letter to all 50 U.S. governors asking them to prioritize the company’s ride-share and delivery drivers after healthcare workers and long-term care facility residents.

The Gates Foundation's additional $250 million in funding will go toward making sure that the "lifesaving tools" being developed to fight the virus, such as a vaccine, will be made "available in 2021 to everyone who needs them."

Google CEO Sunday Pichai sent an email to employees Wednesday apologizing for the way that the company handled the dismissal of AI researcher Timnit Gebru earlier this month, Axios reports. 

If Austin is confirmed by the Senate, his appointment would continue a pattern among both Democratic and Republican presidents of choosing Cabinet members from the highest echelons of Corporate America.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is giving $15 million to a group of mayors who are enacting universal basic income programs in cities across the country.

The Trump administration offered a $916 billion coronavirus relief package to Democrats this week, the latest salvo in a nearly half-year long battle on Capitol Hill to pass another round of emergency aid.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is leading a progressive push for the next COVID-19 relief bill to include a second round of stimulus checks after Democratic leaders backed a compromise agreement without the payments last week.

The Senate has narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s lame-duck nominee to become a member of the Federal Communications Commission, setting up the agency for a stretch of partisan gridlock likely to stymie President-elect Joe Biden’s policies.

The Democratic Socialists of America are hosting a webinar on the topic this weekend.