Presumptive President-Elect Joe Biden to tap former Fed Chair Janet Yellen to lead Treasury

Presumptive President-Elect Joe Biden, who moves into The Oval Office January 20, 2021, said he will nominate former Fed Chair Janet Yellen as Secretary of the Treasury. She would be the first woman to hold that top position if given the green light. In another development, Jen Psaki was picked to become the new White House Press Secretary. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is highly critical of the vote tabulations in the state of Georgia, where a recount is set to finish mid-week. He questioned in a tweet today why the Georgia governor doesn’t step in using his “emergency powers.” EWTN News Nightly White House correspondent Owen Jensen reports.

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