United States Presidential Inauguration

Former Obama administration official Alejandro Mayorkas was tapped Monday to lead the Department of Homeland Security by President-elect Joe Biden, signaling an intent to bring experienced leadership to the third-largest federal department after years of instability.

Trump, who had refused to concede the election, said in a tweet that he is directing his team to cooperate on the transition but is vowing to keep up the fight.

Researchers at Washington University, St Louis, estimate that the U.S. is operating at about 60% of its normal activity level. At that rate, there will be some eight million more cases by January 20.

The GOP has moved in a populist direction that leaves it increasingly incapable of governing.

President-elect Biden has pledged to build the most diverse government in modern history.

Joe Biden's inauguration events are likely to look different from past years in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus, his chief of staff said.

President-elect Joe Biden's first Cabinet picks are coming Tuesday and planning is underway for a pandemic-modified inauguration in January as his team moves forward despite roadblocks from the Trump administration.

As Donald Trump continues to find new ways to make things worse, Joe Biden is preparing to take immediate action on an escalating crisis, Amy Davidson Sorkin writes.

Twitter and Facebook will transfer control of the@ POTUS account to the Joe Biden administration on Jan. 20, the social media companies said on Saturday.

It'll go to Biden on Inauguration Day

One spent the week at his home in Delaware carefully trying to build a government and preparing to take on a pandemic.

The platform also announced plans to transition @whitehouse, @VP, @FLOTUS, and other official handles.

Trump has made clear that he will spend his remaining days in the White House in the same way he spent much of his term in office: fighting.

One would peg the prices of some Medicare drugs to cheaper overseas prices.

President-elect Joe Biden will secure control of Twitter's official @POTUS account and others associated with the White House on Jan. 20 — regardless of whether Donald Trump has, by then, conceded that he lost the election. In addition to @POTUS, the Biden team on Inauguration Day also will take over accounts including @WhiteHouse, @VP, @FLOTUS […]

While Joe Biden is a familiar figure in politics, after decades in the Senate and eight years as Barack Obama's vice president, his views on space, and his plans for NASA, are far less clear.

This is the final 2020 edition of the CBS News Trail Markers — much thanks to the CBS News teams who contributed and to you for reading.

With about two months to go until Inauguration Day, speculation is brewing about who President-elect Joe Biden may select for key roles in his Cabinet. CBS News campaign reporter Bo Erickson joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss some of Mr. Biden's potential picks.

Joe Biden's presidential inauguration could give corporations with business before the government opportunities to make friends in the new administration.

Joe Biden's meeting Thursday with a group of Democratic and Republican governors is his latest attempt to fight through President Donald Trump's unprecedented attempt to block the president-elect's transition to power.