Rebecca Kaplan

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Multiple people confirm that @JoeBiden has tapped @RepDebHaaland to lead the Interior Department. She'll be the first Native American woman to run the department. Her departure leaves House Democrats with an increasingly tight majority. W/ @nancycordes @edokeefe & @BoKnowsNews — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @edokeefe: CONFIRMED: @JoeBiden to nominate @Michael_S_Regan to lead @EPA, two people familiar with the decision tell me. If confirmed,… — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @BoKnowsNews: Confirmed: President-elect Biden is expected to receive the COVID vaccine as soon as next week, a transition official tell… — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

.@JoeBiden on getting vaccinated: "I don't want to get ahead of the line but I want to make sure that we demonstrate to the American people that it is safe to take." Pledges again he will receive it publicly. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

.@JoeBiden calls the stimulus package being negotiated in Congress promising, but also says again it's just a down payment for more funding he plans to seek once in the White House. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

"In this administration I will at best aspire to be the second-biggest Amtrak enthusiast around," @PeteButtigieg jokes (or not?), recalling convincing friends to take a 1,000 mile train ride with him home to Indiana. Lots of love for Amtrak in the next White House. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @edokeefe: WILMINGTON, Del. — @JoeBiden formally introduces @PeteButtigieg as his nominee for transportation secretary. Touts that he no… — PolitiTweet.org

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And @adam_brew too! — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

President-Elect Joe Biden plans to nominate former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to serve as energy secretary, multiple people familiar with the decision tell me, @edokeefe and @nancycordes. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

After a speech last night excoriating President Trump for casting doubt on the election, @JoeBiden is throwing a little humor around. "I'm starting to feel like I won Georgia three times," he says while campaigning for @ossoff and @ReverendWarnock in Atlanta. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

After weeks of hedging about whether he had spoken to @senatemajldr, @JoeBiden says today the two had a "good conversation." McConnell acknowledged his victory for the first time on the Senate floor today. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @CBSNews: Biden won 306 electoral votes — the same as Trump in 2016 "At the time, President Trump called the Electoral College tally a… — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

"Now it's time to turn the page as we've done throughout our history. To unite. To heal. As I said throughout this campaign, I will be president for all Americans," @JoeBiden says as the electoral college vote affirms his victory. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @CBSNews: CBS NEWS SPECIAL REPORT: @NorahODonnell anchors as California casts its Electoral College votes, pushing President-elect Joe B… — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

In a Friday night decision, ⁦the Supreme Court has denied to take up Texas’ case seeking to block Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin from casting their electoral votes for ⁦@JoeBiden⁩, per ⁦@JanCBS⁩. Justices Alito and Thomas dissented. https://t.co/3jeS1tLHRH — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @edokeefe: @JoeBiden @RepMarciaFudge Biden has nominated Fudge to lead @HUDgov. Former WH COS Denis McDonough to lead @DeptVetAffairs, @… — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

.@CAPAC warns the Biden transition team it would be "unacceptable" for them not to name an AAPI cabinet secretary. Some names suggested to the transition team on a Monday call: -David Kim for Transportation Sec -Julie Su for Labor Sec -Andrew Yang for Commerce Sec — PolitiTweet.org

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Susan Rice, who had been considered for VP or a national security position, will be the director of the Domestic Policy Council, per @Transition46. Other staff news today: -Denis McDonough as VA secretary -Katherine Tai for US Trade Representative — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

In a statement, Hunter Biden says the US Attorney’s Office in Delaware is investigating his taxes —> https://t.co/25do9bkiwq — PolitiTweet.org

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@JoeBiden "I would not be asking for this exception if I did not believe this moment in our history didn’t call for it. It does call for it," Biden says. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

As @JoeBiden introduces his nominee for defense secretary, retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, he asks for a waiver from Congress since Austin has only been out of active service for four years - not the seven required by law. Many lawmakers are wary. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

So Biden is pledging that in his first 100 days he will... 1. Call for everyone to wear masks and mandate them in federal buildings, interstate travel 2. Vaccinate 100 million people 3. Work to have as many schools open as possible Critical to #s 2 and 3: $$ from Congress — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Biden pledges that his health team, which he's announcing today, will vaccinate 100 million people in the first 100 days of his administration, saying it will be one of the costliest programs in US history. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

.@aaronlarnavarro reports on the task ahead for @spm4congress as he wins the chairmanship of the DCCC: https://t.co/8tFjuZS4K8 — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @edokeefe: NEWS: Dr. Anthony Fauci tells @MajorCBS for the @TakeoutPodcast that he will meet with Biden's "landing team" today via Zoom… — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

A break from politics! @edokeefe and I chat with Tyler Akin, the head chef at Le Cavalier at the Green Room in the Hotel Du Pont, about opening a restaurant amid a pandemic and how his past work at places like Komi & Zahav show up in this French brasserie: https://t.co/CCDAk4DRym — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @BoKnowsNews: New-Our latest on Biden’s Cabinet talks: -Blinken front runner for State -Buttigieg envisioned @ VA but made clear prefere… — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @kabir_here: Electoral College tally now exactly flipped from what it was four years ago https://t.co/8MdZJ7xEi1 https://t.co/CHVtnJHazM — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @CBSNews: CBS News projects Donald Trump wins North Carolina. The current CBS News electoral vote estimate is Biden 306 and Trump 232. h… — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @CBSNews: CBS News projects Joe Biden is the presumptive winner in Georgia. The current CBS News electoral vote estimate is Biden 306 an… — PolitiTweet.org