Biden moves forward as GOP breaks with Trump rise

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President-elect Joe Biden on Monday began filling out his Cabinet positions, even as President Trump‘s campaign launched new long-shot efforts to challenge the results of this month’s presidential election. 

Biden rolled out his national security team on Monday, announcing his intent to nominate longtime aide Antony Blinken as secretary of State — a decision that had leaked out a night earlier.

Biden also tapped the first ever Latino to run the Department of Homeland Security, the first ever woman to be Intelligence chief, and announced that former secretary of State John Kerry would lead his administration’s efforts to combat climate change. Continue reading.