Rep. Deb Haaland would be the country's first Native American Cabinet secretary. She opposed many Trump environmental rollbacks on public lands and considers climate change "the challenge of our lifetime." Juan Labreche/AP hide caption
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Rep. Cedric Richmond, left, speaks with Joe Biden at Columbus Airport in Columbus, Ga., in October. Biden's transition team says he has not had close contact with Richmond, who has tested positive for the coronavirus. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
President-elect Joe Biden, pictured last week, issued a statement saying his transition team has been briefed on a major cyberattack on U.S. government networks. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Michael Regan currently leads the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and previously worked on air quality policy at the Environmental Protection Agency. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality hide caption
While on the campaign trail, President Trump, seen here on the South Lawn of the White House in June, frequently bemoaned what he viewed as insufficient water pressure of devices like showerheads. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President-elect Joe Biden is set to name Brenda Mallory to lead his Environmental Quality Council. Stephanie Gross for Southern Environmental Law Center hide caption
Vice President Pence attends a rally this month in support of GOP Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in Savannah, Ga. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader McConnell have traded vastly different proposals over the past several months but had not been directly engaged in talks. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state's Electoral College at the state Capitol on Monday in Lansing. The building was closed to the public due to security threats around the vote. Carlos Osorio/Pool/AP hide caption
A former Houston police captain was charged Tuesday with allegedly running a man off the road and pointing a gun at his head in an attempt to prove his claims of a voter fraud conspiracy. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption
Pete Buttigieg, a former mayor of South Bend, Ind., delivers remarks Wednesday in Wilmington, Del., after he was introduced as President-elect Joe Biden's pick to be secretary of transportation. Kevin Lamarque/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump speaks in April about the Paycheck Protection Program. From left are Jovita Carranza, head of the Small Business Administration; Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin; and adviser Ivanka Trump. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Scores Of Private Charitable Foundations Got Paycheck Protection Program Money
President-elect Joe Biden, here on Monday, says he plans to get vaccinated publicly for the coronavirus. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Pete Buttigieg, seen in 2019, will be nominated as Joe Biden's transportation secretary, the transition team announced. Buttigieg is a former mayor of South Bend, Ind., and Democratic presidential candidate. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide caption
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm speaks during a TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco in 2019. Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch hide caption
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., here at the Capitol on Friday, acknowledged Joe Biden as president-elect in a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday for the first time since the election. Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images hide caption
'Electoral College Has Spoken': McConnell Belatedly Congratulates Biden On Win
Construction crews work on the platforms where President-elect Joe Biden will take the oath of office at the Capitol in Washington. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Gina McCarthy, seen here in January, was head of the Environmental Protection Agency during the Obama administration. Kim Raff/Getty Images for Natural Resources Defense Council hide caption
President-elect Joe Biden speaks after the Electoral College formally elected him president Monday. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
A poll of nonvoters shows there is little that would encourage them to vote — even campaigns haven't heavily invested in motivating this group. Caroline Amenabar/NPR; Eric Ray/Flickr hide caption
Poll: Despite Record Turnout, 80 Million Americans Didn't Vote. Here's Why
Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen addressed a press conference at the Justice Department in October. He'll now run the show there until the arrival of the incoming Biden administration. Yuri Gripas/AP hide caption
Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, "For my part, I am ready for interaction and contacts with you," according to the Kremlin. Alexei Nikolsky/TASS via Getty Images hide caption
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, pictured at the Capitol on Friday, acknowledged Monday that the Electoral College confirms Joe Biden as president-elect. Several Republicans had held out on doing so until now. Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images hide caption
Attorney General William Barr leaves after a speech to an International Association of Chiefs of Police symposium in February in Miami. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption