The officials are set to play a major role in the president-elect's response to the worsening pandemic.From left, Bechara Choucair, senior vice president and chief health officer for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals; Carole Johnson, commissioner for New Jersey Department of Human Services; and Tim Manning, director of Washington operations and senior adviser at Pacific Disaster Center. | Kaiser Permanente/New Jersey Department of Human Services/Georgetown University School of Continuing StudiesPresident-elect Joe Biden is expanding his White House Covid-19 Response team,...…The officials are set to play a major role in the president-elect's response to the worsening pandemic.From left, Bechara Choucair, senior vice president and chief health officer for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals; Carole Johnson, commissioner for New Jersey Department of Human Services; and Tim Manning, director of Washington operations and senior adviser at Pacific Disaster Center. | Kaiser Permanente/New Jersey Department of Human Services/Georgetown University School of Continuing StudiesPresident-elect Joe Biden is expanding his White House Covid-19 Response team,...WW…

Joe Biden will emphasize treatment and prevention, not law enforcement, in addressing a drug epidemic that’s only grown more dire during the pandemic.Medications slated for destruction are shown in a locked storage area of the police department in Barberton, Ohio. | Keith Srakocic/AP PhotoPresident-elect Joe Biden, long viewed as a drug policy hawk during his four decades in the Senate, is signaling a different approach to confronting a still-raging drug addiction epidemic made worse by the pandemic.Biden, who has stocked his team with addiction experts with extensive backgrounds in public...…Joe Biden will emphasize treatment and prevention, not law enforcement, in addressing a drug epidemic that’s only grown more dire during the pandemic.Medications slated for destruction are shown in a locked storage area of the police department in Barberton, Ohio. | Keith Srakocic/AP PhotoPresident-elect Joe Biden, long viewed as a drug policy hawk during his four decades in the Senate, is signaling a different approach to confronting a still-raging drug addiction epidemic made worse by the pandemic.Biden, who has stocked his team with addiction experts with extensive backgrounds in public...WW…

Biden’s “business as usual” messaging is a continuation of the strategy he employed throughout the general election campaign.President-elect Joe Biden addresses the media about the Trump Administration’s lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act on Nov. 10, 2020. | Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesJoe Biden’s campaign strategy just crashed into Washington’s alternate reality.In his public appearances and statements since media outlets confirmed his victory on Saturday, the president-elect has kept the temperature low and offered reassurances that the transfer of power will proceed as dictated by...…Biden’s “business as usual” messaging is a continuation of the strategy he employed throughout the general election campaign.President-elect Joe Biden addresses the media about the Trump Administration’s lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act on Nov. 10, 2020. | Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesJoe Biden’s campaign strategy just crashed into Washington’s alternate reality.In his public appearances and statements since media outlets confirmed his victory on Saturday, the president-elect has kept the temperature low and offered reassurances that the transfer of power will proceed as dictated by...WW…

A growing number of GOP senators are tuning out the government's top infectious disease expert.Dr. Anthony Fauci’s Tuesday testimony clashes with the GOP’s vision, and it’s fueling growing fatigue among Republicans with one of the government’s most trusted public health leaders. | Alex Brandon/AP PhotoAnthony Fauci came to the Senate, virtually, to issue a dire warning against reopening the country too soon amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic. But his message fell flat with some of his intended audience.Republicans, led by President Donald Trump, are eager to revive the flailing economy....…A growing number of GOP senators are tuning out the government's top infectious disease expert.Dr. Anthony Fauci’s Tuesday testimony clashes with the GOP’s vision, and it’s fueling growing fatigue among Republicans with one of the government’s most trusted public health leaders. | Alex Brandon/AP PhotoAnthony Fauci came to the Senate, virtually, to issue a dire warning against reopening the country too soon amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic. But his message fell flat with some of his intended audience.Republicans, led by President Donald Trump, are eager to revive the flailing economy....WW…