The offer comes after Fudge lobbied for the position of Agriculture secretary.Biden has selected Rep. Marcia Fudge to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP PhotoPresident-elect Joe Biden has selected Rep. Marcia Fudge to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.The offer to lead the roughly $50 billion housing agency comes after weeks in which Fudge launched a .Fudge, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, and her allies in the Congressional Black Caucus had lobbied openly for...…The offer comes after Fudge lobbied for the position of Agriculture secretary.Biden has selected Rep. Marcia Fudge to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP PhotoPresident-elect Joe Biden has selected Rep. Marcia Fudge to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.The offer to lead the roughly $50 billion housing agency comes after weeks in which Fudge launched a .Fudge, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, and her allies in the Congressional Black Caucus had lobbied openly for...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…

Warren's move could set up a marquee fight over what will be one of the most consequential Cabinet roles in a Biden administration.While Elizabeth Warren has developed a relationship with Joe Biden as an economic adviser since ending her own presidential bid this past spring, there has been uncertainty about her ambitions. | Win McNamee/Getty ImagesElizabeth Warren wants to be Joe Biden’s Treasury secretary and will make her case for it if he wins next week, according to three Democratic officials who have spoken with her inner circle.“She wants it,” two of them said...…Warren's move could set up a marquee fight over what will be one of the most consequential Cabinet roles in a Biden administration.While Elizabeth Warren has developed a relationship with Joe Biden as an economic adviser since ending her own presidential bid this past spring, there has been uncertainty about her ambitions. | Win McNamee/Getty ImagesElizabeth Warren wants to be Joe Biden’s Treasury secretary and will make her case for it if he wins next week, according to three Democratic officials who have spoken with her inner circle.“She wants it,” two of them said...WW…

The Vermont senator is interested in joining Joe Biden's Cabinet, should his former primary rival defeat President Donald Trump.Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a protest at the U.S. Capitol. | Jemal Countess/Getty ImagesSen. Bernie Sanders is hoping to be a part of Joe Biden’s potential administration and has expressed a particular interest in becoming Labor secretary, two people familiar with the conversations tell POLITICO.“I can confirm he’s trying to figure out how to land that role or something like it,” said one person close to the Vermont senator. “He, personally, does have an interest...…The Vermont senator is interested in joining Joe Biden's Cabinet, should his former primary rival defeat President Donald Trump.Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a protest at the U.S. Capitol. | Jemal Countess/Getty ImagesSen. Bernie Sanders is hoping to be a part of Joe Biden’s potential administration and has expressed a particular interest in becoming Labor secretary, two people familiar with the conversations tell POLITICO.“I can confirm he’s trying to figure out how to land that role or something like it,” said one person close to the Vermont senator. “He, personally, does have an interest...WW…

Progressives fret as Joe Biden's transition team vets a handful of Republicans for his potential administration.Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks Friday at the Michigan State Fairgrounds in Novi, Mich. | Carolyn Kaster/AP PhotoJoe Biden’s transition team is vetting a handful of Republicans for potential Cabinet positions — despite doubts it will win him new support from the right and the risk it will enrage the left.Reaching across the aisle to pick senior members of his administration could shore up Biden’s credentials as a unity candidate, a message he’s made a...…Progressives fret as Joe Biden's transition team vets a handful of Republicans for his potential administration.Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks Friday at the Michigan State Fairgrounds in Novi, Mich. | Carolyn Kaster/AP PhotoJoe Biden’s transition team is vetting a handful of Republicans for potential Cabinet positions — despite doubts it will win him new support from the right and the risk it will enrage the left.Reaching across the aisle to pick senior members of his administration could shore up Biden’s credentials as a unity candidate, a message he’s made a...WW…