US President-elect Joe Biden has announced his senior economic team, including his plans to nominate the first woman to head the Treasury Department as well as several liberal economists and policy specialists who established their credentials during the previous two Democratic administrations.
Mr Biden, who has placed a premium on diversity in his selection of Cabinet nominees and key advisers, is looking to notch a few firsts with his economic team selections. "As we get to work to control the virus, this is the team that will deliver immediate economic relief for the American people during this economic crisis and help us build our economy back better than ever," Mr Biden said in a statement.
If confirmed, Ms Yellen would become the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in its nearly 232-year history. The pair are to receive the highly classified Presidential daily brief, a summary of the most important information collected across the US intelligence community that is prepared and delivered by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
For Mr Trump, that has meant a focus on visuals and a preference for paper, his predecessor, Barack Obama, came to embrace the briefing being presented on a modified secure tablet.
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