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Biden's 1st Cabinet picks expected Tuesday amid roadblocks
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE for his administration to re-
Associated Press flect America. He is being
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — watched to see whether
President-elect Joe Biden's he will make history by
first Cabinet picks are com- nominating the first woman
ing Tuesday and planning is to lead the Pentagon, the
underway for a pandemic- Treasury Department or the
modified inauguration in Department of Veterans
January as his team moves Affairs, or the first African
forward despite roadblocks American at the top of the
from the Trump administra- Defense Department, the
tion. Interior Department or the
Ron Klain, Biden's incom- Treasury Department.
ing chief of staff, offered no Biden said last week he
details Sunday about which had settled on his pick for
department heads Biden treasury secretary.
would first announce. The Klain said the Trump admin-
Associated Press has report- istration’s refusal to clear
ed that Biden could name the way for Biden’s team
his nominee for secretary of to have access to key in-
state or treasury secretary formation about agencies
this coming week. and federal dollars for the
Biden has pledged to build transition is taking its toll
the most diverse govern- on planning, including the
ment in modern history, Cabinet selection process.
and he and his team often President-elect Joe Biden leaves St. Ann Parish, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.
speak about their desire Continued on Next Page Associated Press