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President-elect Joe Biden has promised diversity, but so far, many of his choices for Cabinet positions and top White House jobs share one common thread in their résumés.

The president vowed to "fight on" after the nation's highest court tossed a Texas lawsuit challenging the election results. The reaction from his congressional allies, however, was much more subdued.

With lawmakers facing a mounting year-end to-do list, a deal on a new coronavirus relief package continues to be elusive for Congress.

An administration spokesman said senior government officials would be among the first to get the vaccine, but the president himself later said that White House staff would get it later.

Michigan electors cast their votes for Joe Biden at the State Capitol today, in the face of security concerns. The state has seen several demonstrations against President-elect Joe Biden's win.

Jeff Cook, a longtime Fairbanks business figure and the president of the board of the city’s hospital foundation, heard about a case that shook him.A…

Canada joins the United Kingdom and the United States as the first Western countries to provide the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, as the coronavirus pandemic rages toward winter.

"Our war against the virus is not over yet, but this week we're taking a major step toward our eventual victory," Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said.

"Striking these votes now — after the election, and in only two of Wisconsin's 72 counties ... would be an extraordinary step for this court to take. We will not do so," Justice Brian Hagedorn wrote.

As COVID-19 cases continue to soar across the country, officials are pleading with the public to rethink large holiday gatherings to mitigate the spread.