Election 2020 live updates: Biden expected to fill key White House roles Tuesday, reports say
is in quarantine after being exposed to COVID-19, he announced Tuesday.
“I learned today that I’ve been exposed to the coronavirus. I will follow my doctors’ orders and immediately quarantine as I await my test results. I’m feeling well and not currently experiencing any symptoms, but it’s important we all follow public health guidelines to keep each other healthy,” the senator said.
Grassley plans to continue working virtually from home, according to the statement.
The 87-year-old senator chairs the Senate Finance Committee and is the president pro tempore of the Senate, making him third in line for the presidency after the vice president and speaker of the house. He was first elected to the Senate in 1980.
– Sean Rossman and Stephen Gruber-Miller
Biden expected to fill key White House positions, reports say
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to announce several major White House staffing appointments on Tuesday, according to Bloomberg and the New York Times.
expected to be the first of many Biden makes in the coming weeks after naming Ron Klain as his chief of staff.
– Matthew Brown