Joe Biden is set to begin making Cabinet announcements early next week, including secretary of the Treasury.
[Transition Tracker Daily by Ballotpedia]
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** NOVEMBER 20, 2020
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Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) is the projected winner of the 2020 presidential election. The Electoral College will meet on December 14, 2020, to vote for the next president of the United States.
In 2016, there were 1,714 government positions subject to presidential appointment: 1,242 positions required Senate confirmation and 472 did not. Every weekday, Ballotpedia is tracking potential Cabinet nominees, appointments, and news related to the Biden presidential transition.
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* _Politico _reported ([link removed]) that the Biden transition has raised more than $8 million to cover costs and payroll associated with the transition. It will not have access to public funding set aside for presidential transitions until the General Services Administration ascertains the election.
* Biden said on Thursday that he had selected ([link removed]) his nominee for secretary of the Treasury and will make an announcement early next week ([link removed]) . Federal Reserve Board member Lael Brainard, former Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen, and former Federal Reserve Board member Roger Ferguson are on the shortlist, according to _The New York Times._
* Three Republican senators ([link removed]) indicated they are willing to confirm Biden’s Cabinet nominees. Sen. Mitt Romney (Utah) said that a “president ought to be able to pick his or her Cabinet barring someone who is out of the mainstream of either party.” Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) said she would give “great latitude” to the president. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) similarly said, “Our job, our role is to make sure that he selects folks that are … within the mainstream. And are good, qualified credible candidates. And if he does that, sure, I am going to work with him.”
* Biden and Harris are meeting ([link removed]) with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D) on Friday in Wilmington, Delaware.
* Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel are in consideration ([link removed]) for secretary of transportation.
* Georgia completed ([link removed]) its statewide audit of its presidential election results on Thursday. Biden leads Trump by 12,284 votes and is the projected winner according to a consensus call from ABC News, CNN, Fox News, NBC News, and _The New York Times._
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* CNN: Trump's refusal to concede creates strange gap between Biden and Harris on classified intelligence ([link removed])
* Fox News: Biden transition team leans on left-wing groups for staff ([link removed])
* NBC News: Biden urged to pick person of color for top health job amid pandemic's toll on minority groups ([link removed])
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