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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Top News

Trump Administration Approves Start of Formal Transition to Biden

By Michael D. Shear, Maggie Haberman, Nick Corasaniti and Jim Rutenberg

A key official designated President-elect Joe Biden as the apparent winner after Michigan certified his victory there and President Trump lost another court decision in Pennsylvania.

Biden Will Nominate First Women to Lead Treasury and Intelligence, and First Latino to Run Homeland Security

By Michael Crowley and Jeanna Smialek

John Kerry, the former secretary of state, will be the international climate czar, signaling the new administration's commitment to fighting climate change.

G.M. Drops Its Support for Trump Climate Rollbacks and Aligns With Biden

By Coral Davenport

General Motors said it would no longer back President Trump's effort to strip California of the power to set fuel economy standards.

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