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On Dec. 23, President-elect Joe Biden nominated Miguel Cardona, the commissioner of public schools in Connecticut, as his education secretary. (Video: The Washington Post)

Biden introduces education secretary nominee; Trump vetoes defense bill and threatens not to sign stimulus legislation

December 23, 2020 at 8:27 p.m. EST
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President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday introduced his education secretary nominee, Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona, stressing the need for an educator with classroom experience to fill the critical post.

If confirmed, Cardona will have achieved a meteoric rise, moving from an assistant superintendent in Meriden, Conn., to secretary of education in less than two years.  

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The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service are tracking nominees for about 800 politically appointed positions that require Senate confirmation.
Trump’s last-minute move to reject the sweeping coronavirus relief package is escalating confusion and panic among Republicans while setting the stage for an uncomfortable confrontation that could force GOP lawmakers to object to their own president’s demand for larger stimulus checks for Americans.
Biden unleashed a broadside against Trump’s stewardship of national security, accusing his administration of opening the door to a far-reaching cybersecurity attack.
Trump granted clemency to people who were convicted of crimes as part of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. He also pardoned four military contractors convicted of killing 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in 2007.
Election results are under attack: Here are the facts.

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