White House Asks Staff To Transition With ‘Professionalism' Despite Trump's Lies: Report
4 years, 3 months ago

White House Asks Staff To Transition With ‘Professionalism' Despite Trump's Lies: Report

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The White House reportedly asked staff to prioritize “preparations for a smooth transition” on Thursday and to remain professional ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next month, despite President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to undermine the results of the 2020 race and spread lies about his election loss. Staff throughout the Trump administration, Vice President Mike Pence’s office, the National Security Council and the Council of Economic Advisers received emails from the White House chief of staff and White House counsel detailing transition protocol, CNN’s Vivian Salama reported. While the message told aides to focus on Trump’s agenda for his final weeks in office, it added: “we must also prioritize preparations for a smooth transition.” “Approach this project with the same professionalism and energy you have brought to all of your work in the past,” the email said. NEW: The White House emailed staff on Thursday reminding them that while the president’s agenda remains a priority, “we must also prioritise preparations for a smooth transition.” The email urges staff to “approach this project with the same professionalism.

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Live updates: Trump presidential transition news, Cabinet pick confirmation hearings
55 years, 2 months ago

Live updates: Trump presidential transition news, Cabinet pick confirmation hearings

CNN  

As President Joe Biden makes a final case for his foreign policy legacy Monday, his incoming successor’s national security team has begun signaling their intention to get rid of nonpolitical career appointees at the National Security Council as they prepare to staff the agency with their own handpicked selections. Yet many career officials now serving on Biden’s NSC now believe …

Biden 'doing everything possible' to make transition difficult: Trump
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden 'doing everything possible' to make transition difficult: Trump

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has accused Joe Biden of making the presidential transition difficult, citing recent executive orders on climate and other official acts being taken by Biden in his last weeks as president. He will replace Biden as the new occupant of the White House, the official residence of the U.S. President. "Biden is doing everything possible to …

Incoming Trump White House official blasts Biden’s 'dirty tricks'
3 months, 1 week ago

Incoming Trump White House official blasts Biden’s 'dirty tricks'

Raw Story  

A Biden administration move that would complicate Donald Trump's agenda on issues involving transgender athletes and student debt cancellation is drawing fresh scrutiny from incoming White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. President Joe Biden is pulling back on efforts he’s undertaken to provide protections for transgender student-athletes and to erase student loan debt for more than 38 million Americans, The …

'Severe disadvantage': Trump transition running 'nearly a month behind' other presidencies
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Severe disadvantage': Trump transition running 'nearly a month behind' other presidencies

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to hit the ground running from the moment he is inaugurated, planning to rapidly confirm his Cabinet and start implementing his agenda at light speed. Politico's Alice Miranda Ollstein recently reported that the president-elect has been dragging his feet on the presidential transition process, putting him "nearly a month behind" previous administrations in coordinating …

How Trump’s transition could end up hamstringing his agenda
3 months, 3 weeks ago

How Trump’s transition could end up hamstringing his agenda

Politico  

Amid other transition delays — including in processing security clearances — former officials in both parties say this lag in beginning the usual crash course in agency operations only adds to the obstacles Trump will face as he looks to rapidly implement his sweeping policy agenda. And there are lots of barriers built into the structure of a huge agency …

'A wrinkle': Trump said to be potentially 'running afoul of' presidential transition rules
4 months ago

'A wrinkle': Trump said to be potentially 'running afoul of' presidential transition rules

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's ethics and transparency promises may be a violation of the Presential Transition Act, a report suggests. Levien further noted that Trump's team provided an ethics pledge as part of the transition process, "but the pledge may not be compliant with transition rules," according to the reporter. The report continues: "This week, Mr. Trump’s team published an ethics plan …

After Delay, Trump Signs Agreement With Biden White House On Formal Transition Handoff
4 months ago

After Delay, Trump Signs Agreement With Biden White House On Formal Transition Handoff

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday reached a required agreement with President Joe Biden’s White House to allow his transition staff to coordinate with the existing federal workforce before taking office on Jan. 20. As part of the agreement with the White House, Trump’s team will have to publicly disclose its ethics plan for the transition …

Trump sprints through transition as he faces narrow window to act in office
4 months ago

Trump sprints through transition as he faces narrow window to act in office

CNN  

CNN — Three weeks into Donald Trump’s second go-around as president-elect, little about this transition to the White House looks like his first. “Individual agendas and big personalities that get in the way won’t exist in this realm,” said Brian Ballard, a lobbyist close to Trump and many of the nominees. And these nominations he’s putting forth are actually going …

Trump team reaches deal with White House to begin transition process
4 months ago

Trump team reaches deal with White House to begin transition process

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a statement, incoming White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles said Trump was …

Trump team signs deal to end transition 'standoff' with the Biden White House... with a few catches
4 months ago

Trump team signs deal to end transition 'standoff' with the Biden White House... with a few catches

Daily Mail  

Incoming White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles announced Tuesday that the Trump team had signed a 'Memorandum of Understanding' with President Joe Biden's White House to get the presidential transition rolling after a three-week delay. 'While we do not agree with the Trump transition team's decision to forgo signing the GSA MOU, we will follow the purpose of the …

After delay, Trump signs agreement with Biden White House to begin formal transition handoff
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4 months ago

After delay, Trump signs agreement with Biden White House to begin formal transition handoff

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday reached a required agreement with President Joe Biden’s White House to allow his transition staff to coordinate with the existing federal workforce before taking office on Jan. 20. As part of the agreement with the White House, Trump’s team will have to publicly disclose its ethics plan for the transition operation and make …

Trump transition signs White House agreement
4 months ago

Trump transition signs White House agreement

Politico  

The transition, Wiles said, “will operate as a self-sufficient organization, adding that declining government funding will “save taxpayers’ hard-earned money.” And while Wiles also pledged in the Tuesday statement to publicly disclose the private donors to the transition and “not accept foreign donations,” there will be no legal mechanism to enforce those promises of transparency. “It’s imperative that the Trump …

Trump accused of opening door to financial corruption as transition donors kept secret
4 months ago

Trump accused of opening door to financial corruption as transition donors kept secret

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Trump has not yet signed an agreement with the outgoing Biden administration — a …

Trump and Biden bond over ‘tough’ politics in historic White House meeting despite evident awkwardness
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump and Biden bond over ‘tough’ politics in historic White House meeting despite evident awkwardness

Hindustan Times  

Outgoing President Joe Biden promised President-elect Donald Trump a smooth transition as the latter returned to the White House on Wednesday. US President Joe Biden, right, and President-elect Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. Biden will argue in favor of continued US aid to …

Biden and Trump meet in Oval office, pledge smooth transition of power
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden and Trump meet in Oval office, pledge smooth transition of power

Firstpost  

President Biden and President-elect Trump met in the Oval Office on Wednesday, pledging a smooth transition of power as Trump prepares to retake the White House in January President Joe Biden on Wednesday met President-elect Donald Trump at the Oval office and told him that he looks forward to a “smooth transition” in January, adding he will “make sure” his …

Trump's team hits first roadblock as they start to assume power
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump's team hits first roadblock as they start to assume power

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's presidential transition team has already hit its first bump in the road after he won re-election Tuesday, reports the New York Times. That paperwork includes a "legally required ethics pledge stating that he will avoid conflicts of interest and other ethical concerns while in office" the absence of which has caused progress to come to halt. Reporting, "While …

'Consequences are severe': Trump ignoring this federal law makes America more 'vulnerable'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

'Consequences are severe': Trump ignoring this federal law makes America more 'vulnerable'

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump is so far not abiding by a federal law on presidential transitions, and his noncompliance is kneecapping his own incoming administration. Additionally, neither Trump nor his team can get security clearances from President Joe Biden's administration needed to have national security briefings and access classified national intelligence. Rep. Jamie Raskin pointed out that Trump's transition team failed …

Trump’s shunning of transition planning may have severe consequences, governance group says
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s shunning of transition planning may have severe consequences, governance group says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A good-governance group is warning of severe consequences if President-elect Donald Trump continues to steer clear of formal transition planning with the Biden administration — inaction that it says is already limiting the federal government’s ability to provide security clearances and briefings to the incoming administration. Without the planning, says Max Stier, president and CEO of the nonprofit …

The Trump transition has begun — and it’s even stranger than the first time around
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Trump transition has begun — and it’s even stranger than the first time around

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. One day later, Trump’s transition team issued another …

Trump receives congratulations and an invitation to the White House as Biden nudges on transition
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump receives congratulations and an invitation to the White House as Biden nudges on transition

Associated Press  

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Donald Trump spent his first day as president-elect receiving congratulatory phone calls from his defeated opponent, world leaders and President Joe Biden as he began the process of turning his election victory into a government. Biden’s chief of staff later Wednesday nudged the Trump team to sign the required federal agreements necessary to begin an …

Trump considers bucking presidential transition system
5 months, 1 week ago

Trump considers bucking presidential transition system

Politico  

While the Trump transition team insists it will be ready to hit the ground running if the former president wins, experts say it’s likely to further set back its preparations, already running well behind schedule, to take over the executive branch and its millions of employees. There’s all this “serious work that needs to take place that, it just seemed …

White House hosts first meeting with Trump, Harris transition teams
6 months, 1 week ago

White House hosts first meeting with Trump, Harris transition teams

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Representatives for former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris ' transition teams met for the first time at the White House, the Biden administration announced Wednesday, as the outgoing administration plans to smooth the handoff to whomever wins in November. Chief of Staff Jeffrey Zients hosted a meeting Tuesday of the White House Transition Coordinating Committee …

Planning for potential presidential transition underway as Biden administration kicks it off
11 months ago

Planning for potential presidential transition underway as Biden administration kicks it off

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday formally began planning for a potential presidential transition, aiming to ensure continuity of government no matter the outcome of November’s general election. Next week, White House chief of staff Jeff Zients — who also chaired Biden’s 2020 transition effort — will lead the first meeting of the White House Transition Coordinating Council, …

Biden forms task force to avoid mishandling of classified documents during presidential transitions
1 year, 1 month ago

Biden forms task force to avoid mishandling of classified documents during presidential transitions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday launched a task force aimed at addressing the “systemic” problem of mishandling classified information during presidential transitions, days after a Justice Department special counsel’s sharply critical report said he had done just that. The Presidential Records Transition Task Force will study past transitions to determine best practices for safeguarding classified information from an …

Biden launches task force to prevent future classified document mishaps
1 year, 1 month ago

Biden launches task force to prevent future classified document mishaps

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden will soon name a high-level task force …

Trump allies craft plans to give him unprecedented power if he wins the White House
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump allies craft plans to give him unprecedented power if he wins the White House

NPR  

Trump allies craft plans to give him unprecedented power if he wins the White House Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Scott Olson/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump and his allies are preparing for an aggressive expansion of his powers should he take back the White House. Breaking through bureaucracy During their last go in the White House, …

Trump team already has 1,000-page manifesto outlining what to do if he wins White House: report
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump team already has 1,000-page manifesto outlining what to do if he wins White House: report

Raw Story  

If former President Donald Trump retakes the White House in 2024, he will already have a policy team ready to go with extensive plans for remaking the federal government in his image. That's because the far-right Heritage Foundation has already recruited a number of former Trump administration staffers to lay out a blueprint for the next Republican administration, reported Bloomberg …

Biden documents row: Why the White House stayed silent on classified information for 68 days
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden documents row: Why the White House stayed silent on classified information for 68 days

Firstpost  

The decision by President Joe Biden and his top advisers to keep the discovery of classified documents secret from the public and even most of the White House staff for 68 days was driven by what turned out to be a futile hope that the incident could be quietly disposed of without broader implications for Biden or his presidency. “We …

Analysis: Documents probe dents Biden’s claims to competence
2 years, 2 months ago

Analysis: Documents probe dents Biden’s claims to competence

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden offered himself to Americans as a president they wouldn’t have to think about after the tumult of his predecessor. “It just won’t be so exhausting,” former President Barack Obama had promised about a Biden presidency in the closing days of the 2020 campaign, adding that voters are “not going to have to think about the crazy …

Trump leaves note for Biden in White House: Reports
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump leaves note for Biden in White House: Reports

India TV News  

US President Donald Trump has left a note for his successor President-elect Joe Biden in the White House, carrying forward a tradition of outgoing Presidents leaving a message for the incoming leaders in the Resolute Desk of the Oval Office. CNN reported that Trump has left Biden a letter at the White House, in keeping with the tradition that outgoing …

White House rescinds email telling staff to clean out desks for Biden, as Trump insists it’s not over
4 years, 3 months ago

White House rescinds email telling staff to clean out desks for Biden, as Trump insists it’s not over

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Despite Donald Trump’s continued …

Biden Transition Kicks into Gear, as Trump Acknowledges Dwindling Legal Options
4 years, 4 months ago

Biden Transition Kicks into Gear, as Trump Acknowledges Dwindling Legal Options

News 18  

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to unveil his picks for several top economic positions as early as Monday when he will also finally receive his first classified intelligence briefing, an essential step towards taking control of national security. In contrast to Trump, who largely picked white men for key positions, Biden’s early appointments were shaping up to be highly diverse, …

‘Do What Needs to Be Done’: Trump Allows Release of Aid for Biden
4 years, 4 months ago

‘Do What Needs to Be Done’: Trump Allows Release of Aid for Biden

The Quint  

Joe Biden’s team lauded this decision, calling it a move “necessary to carry out a smooth and peaceful transfer of power” and a “needed step to begin tackling the challenges facing our nation”, NDTV reported. “Today's decision is a needed step to begin tackling the challenges facing our nation, including getting the pandemic under control and our economy back on …

Donald Trump asks officials to begin transition for President-elect Joe Biden; says will keep fighting
4 years, 4 months ago

Donald Trump asks officials to begin transition for President-elect Joe Biden; says will keep fighting

India TV News  

US President Donald Trump on Monday asked officials to begin the transition process for President-elect Joe Biden after the head of the federal agency responsible for this said she would provide him with the necessary government resources to move into the White House. General Services Administrator Emily Murphy, explaining her decision, cited “recent developments involving legal challenges and certifications of …

Trump team making false argument about his 2016 transition
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump team making false argument about his 2016 transition

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It’s not just President-elect Joe Biden’s transition that’s under a microscope. Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany laid out the case from the White House podium last week and the same idea has been floated by Trump’s personal lawyer and his former director of national intelligence. His presidency was never accepted,” McEnany told reporters who questioned the Trump administration’s refusal …

Trump administration has done everything required in the event of transition: White House
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump administration has done everything required in the event of transition: White House

The Hindu  

The Trump administration has done “everything statutorily required” to do in the event of a transition, the White House has said, asserting that a constitutional process is being played out to determine the winner of the November 3 presidential election. Incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump, a Republican, has refused to concede the election to 78-year-old Joe Biden, a Democrat, and …

Biden’s incoming chief of staff says Trump ‘failing to follow the law’ by not letting transition begin
4 years, 4 months ago

Biden’s incoming chief of staff says Trump ‘failing to follow the law’ by not letting transition begin

CNN  

Washington CNN — Incoming White House chief of staff Ron Klain said Thursday that President Donald Trump and General Services Administrator Emily Murphy are failing to follow the law by refusing to allow the official transition process to move forward. “What the President’s doing, with his administrator of general services, is failing to do their job, failing to follow the …

What’s happening in the US presidential transition standoff?
4 years, 4 months ago

What’s happening in the US presidential transition standoff?

Al Jazeera  

President Donald Trump has continued to refuse to concede the presidential election to Democrat Joe Biden, as bipartisan calls have grown to allow a coordinated presidential transition between the incoming and outgoing administrations to begin in earnest. The transition period following the election normally functions on two levels, Bruce Jentleson, a Duke University professor and former Obama administration State Department …

Election 2020 Today: Transition roadblock, Biden's warning
4 years, 4 months ago

Election 2020 Today: Transition roadblock, Biden's warning

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Here’s what’s happening Tuesday in Election 2020 TODAY’S TOP STORIES: …

Trump adviser promises ‘very professional transition’ in White House’s first concession
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump adviser promises ‘very professional transition’ in White House’s first concession

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Trump administration’s national …

Trump gums up the transition works
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump gums up the transition works

Salon  

We're quickly seeing the effects of Donald Trump's resistance to conceding his electoral loss. The Trump White House may be destroying, encoding or hiding national security records, despite a Presidential Records Act that Trump apparently finds optional, say White House sources. We or the Biden administration may never see the transcripts of Trump calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin, for …

Photo resurfaces of Biden welcoming Pence to White House for ‘smooth transition of power’
4 years, 4 months ago

Photo resurfaces of Biden welcoming Pence to White House for ‘smooth transition of power’

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Donald Trump, after shocking pollsters and winning the …

What's ascertainment? The green light to launch transition
4 years, 4 months ago

What's ascertainment? The green light to launch transition

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The course of President-elect Joe Biden’s transition to power is …

Trump Appointee Delays Biden Transition Process, Citing Need For 'Clear' Winner
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump Appointee Delays Biden Transition Process, Citing Need For 'Clear' Winner

NPR  

Trump Appointee Delays Biden Transition Process, Citing Need For 'Clear' Winner Enlarge this image toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Joe Raedle/Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden has begun planning his transition, naming a team of experts Monday to work on the coronavirus pandemic. Under the 1963 Presidential Transition Act, it's up to the General Services Administration, or GSA, to determine or …

Trump faces calls to work with Biden team on transition
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump faces calls to work with Biden team on transition

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Donald Trump is facing pressure to cooperate with President-elect …

Biden seeks to move quickly and build out his administration
4 years, 4 months ago

Biden seeks to move quickly and build out his administration

Associated Press  

— President-elect Joe Biden signaled on Sunday he plans to move quickly to build out his government, focusing first on the raging pandemic that will likely dominate the early days of his administration. “People want the country to move forward,” said Kate Bedingfield, Biden deputy campaign manager, in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press, and see Biden and Vice …

Biden team accelerates transition plan, sketching out a White House
4 years, 4 months ago

Biden team accelerates transition plan, sketching out a White House

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Joe Biden’s advisers accelerated …

US election news you missed overnight: Incendiary texts about ‘stolen’ election traced to Trump aide’s company
4 years, 4 months ago

US election news you missed overnight: Incendiary texts about ‘stolen’ election traced to Trump aide’s company

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here’s some of the US election news you may have missed overnight: Biden transition …

Be prepared: Biden transition team at work amid limbo
4 years, 4 months ago

Be prepared: Biden transition team at work amid limbo

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Biden first asked Kaufman to start work on a just-in-case transition in April, shortly …

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