But asked about Yates as attorney general, he replied, I don t think so.
Though Biden has named several top Cabinet picks since he was projected the winner just over a month ago, he hasn t yet tapped who he will name attorney general.
The Washington Post reported on Friday that Yates and Jones were considered the top candidates to lead Biden s Justice Department.
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Supporters of Yates argue that she s deeply qualified to run the DOJ. She was previously the No. 2 in the Justice Department during the Obama administration and was a U.S. attorney before that. She briefly served as acting attorney general under Trump before being fired for refusing to defend the president s travel ban.
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“It’s what every senator is being asked. Three weeks ago the transition occurred in terms of the president said access to the briefings and access to the money. That all occurred three weeks ago. So nothing changed,” he said. “This is the Constitution, and I believe in the Constitution.”
Others said Biden was president-elect pending litigation. Trump and his allies have faced dozens of setbacks, including the Supreme Court rejecting a case last week, as they ve sought to overturn the election in key states. They go through the Electoral College yes subject to any pending lawsuits that could change it. But we’re going through the standard process, and at that point in time, but then again you’ve got a couple more court cases that I expect to be settled, so pending that, yes, said Sen. Thom Tillis
Biden s transition team did not immediately return a request for comment from The Hill.
McCarthy led the EPA from 2013 to 2017 and served as architect of the Clean Power Plan. Since leaving office, she has worked as the president of the Natural Resources Defense Counsel, a major environmental advocacy group.
Reached for comment the NRDC noted McCarthy has previously denied any interest in joining the Biden administration. The organization recently received a $100 million grant from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos Gina’s been clear she’s dedicated to advancing NRDC’s work, an organization spokesperson said.
Other possible candidates for the climate policy position include Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D), former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D), New York’s deputy secretary for Energy and Environment Ali Zaidi and John Podesta, who held a similar role under former President Obama.
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In an interview with MSNBC, the White House coronavirus task force member told viewers not to let down their guard as it pertains to necessary preventative measures to stop the spread the coronavirus despite the vaccine becoming available for some Americans for the first time this week.
“A vaccine right now is not a substitute for the normal, standard public health measures of wearing a mask, keeping your distance, avoiding congregate crowded sections, and particularly indoors. It s not a substitute, it complements it.
ADVERTISEMENT Only when you get the level of infection in society so low that it s no longer a public health threat can you then think about the possibility of pulling back on public health measures, he said.