US President elect Joe Biden

US President elect Joe Biden

US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens to journalists' questions during a news conference, at a hotel in Mexico City April 30, 2015. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

Biden expected to nominate Blinken as secretary of state

Antony Blinken served as deputy secretary of state and deputy national security adviser during the Obama administration and has close ties with Biden

US President-elect Joe Biden speaks to reporters following an online meeting with members of the National Governors Association (NGA) executive committee in Wilmington, Delaware, US, November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Biden to name first Cabinet picks today, as Trump legal efforts stall

In this March 5, 2020, file photo Rep. Deb Haaland, D-NM, Native American Caucus co-chair, joined at right by Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, speaks to reporters about the 2020 Census on Capitol Hill in Washington. OJ Semans is one of dozens of tribal officials and vote activists around the country pushing selection of Haaland to become the first Native American secretary of Interior. AP Photo/J Scott Applewhite

‘Something very historical’: Push for diverse Biden Cabinet

Supporters of President Donald Trump sing the national anthem during a rally outside the Governor's Mansion on November 14, 2020 in St Paul, Minnesota. Thousands have gathered in cities around the country today to contest the results of the election earlier this month. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Trump’s scorched earth farewell

The Federal Reserve building is pictured in Washington, DC, US, August 22, 2018/ Reuters

Fed faces ill political winds as Biden prepares for White House

United States President Joe Biden. Photo: Collected.

Biden approaches 80 million votes in historic victory

Foreign Minister (FM) AK Abdul Momen. Photo: Collected.

Biden's win a blessing for world: FM

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden gestures prior to speaking at a drive-in event in Coconut Creek, Florida, on Oct. 29, 2020, and President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he arrives to a campaign rally at Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Oct. 30/Reuters

Biden to focus on coronavirus as Trump pushes to overturn election

US President-elect Joe Biden holds a face mask as he and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris address reporters after meeting with members of his coronavirus disease (Covid-19) Transition Covid-19 Advisory Board in Wilmington, Delaware, US, November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

US medical leaders urge Trump to share Covid-19 data with Biden

US President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the US economy as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris stands by following their briefing with economic advisers in Wilmington, Delaware, US, November 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Biden filling top White House team with campaign veterans

US President-elect Joe Biden waves. The exact contours of Biden’s economic plans remain unclear. The ability to pass meaningful fiscal stimulus and alleviate pressure on the Fed will be crucial to a post-pandemic recovery. Photo: AFP

Biden turns focus to building White House team as Trump legal efforts flounder

US President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the US economy as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris stands by following their briefing with economic advisers in Wilmington, Delaware, US, November 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

'More people may die,' Biden says, if Trump goes on blocking pandemic cooperation

FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump walks down the West Wing colonnade from the Oval Office to the Rose Garden to deliver an update on the so-called "Operation Warp Speed" program, the joint Defense Department and HHS initiative that has struck deals with several drugmakers in an effort to help speed up the search for effective treatments for the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Trump backtracks on acknowledging Biden won election, concedes 'nothing'