Benjamin Swasey
Ben Swasey is a deputy editor on the Washington Desk, covering the 2020 presidential campaign through the inauguration.
A Massachusetts native, Swasey was previously a political editor and digital manager at WBUR in Boston.
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President Biden's aides are beginning to put policy into action, while the U.S. Senate is taking up his nominees. -
The program will begin with about 1 million doses a week sent to thousands of retail pharmacies. The White House is stressing that equity of vaccine distribution is a key component of the effort.
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The Biden administration says it plans to buy an additional 100 million doses from both Moderna and Pfizer and pledges greater transparency with state and local leaders about supply expectations.
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Ten Republican House membersjoined with all Democrats to impeach the president for a second time.
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The president-elect picks Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, a Biden ally with deep ties to unions, as his labor secretary,
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The Capitol was the scene of chaos as supporters of President Trump responded to his call to head to the complex and then breached it. A woman was shot and killed during the assault.
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Joe Biden topped President Trump by nearly 7 million votes, and 74 votes in the Electoral College, but his victory really was stitched together with narrow margins in key states.
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The president-elect has emphasized the elevation of women to key roles in his incoming administration.
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"I am honored and humbled by the trust the American people have placed in me and in Vice President-elect [Kamala] Harris," Joe Biden said in a statement.
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You're probably anxious about the results, but patience may truly be a virtue on election night. Here's how to approach the evening.
