As the Trump campaign’s legal challenges sputter to a near halt, presidential observers are eager to turn to the season’s parlor game of choice: speculation over who will get the “big jobs” in the next administration. Typical prospects include high-dollar donors, senior campaign advisers, and those who have a long personal or professional history with the president-elect. But during his acceptance speech in Philadelphia, President-elect Biden acknowledged the groundswell of support from Black voters throughout the election process when he stated, “…especially for those moments when this campaign was at its lowest—the African-American community stood up again for me. They always have my back, and I’ll have yours.” Taken by itself, this statement can either suggest that the incoming administration will heavily focus on the policy issues affecting Black Americans (e.g., pandemic, joblessness, police brutality, etc.), appoint Black leaders to senior-level positions at agencies, or a combination of both.

This week, President-elect Joe Biden introduced his top economic advisers, including former Fed chair Janet Yellen, as his team prepares for a tough confirmation battle ahead in the Republican-majority Senate. We speak to Kathryn Dunn Tenpas about this, as well as what Biden's picks mean for the economy and foreign policy, and how he might navigate a divided Democratic party.

"Capturing and preserving the thoughts and recollections of the most senior officials who worked with and for an historic figure such as Secretary Clinton allows scholars, students, and the general public to better understand the events of her time and their context," said William Antholis, the center's executive director.

Donald Trump plays only a bit part in Jonathan Alter’s splendid new biography of Jimmy Carter. His name is mentioned on just 17 of the book’s nearly 800 pages, slightly more exposure than Trump got in “Home Alone 2.” But it is hard to read this volume without the mind’s eye turning constantly to the president who was in office as Alter was writing.

The project will be directed by Barbara Perry, the director of presidential studies at the Miller Center, and Allida Black, editor emeritus of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers.

The project will be directed by Barbara Perry, the director of presidential studies at the Miller Center, and Allida Black, editor emeritus of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers. "As secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton redefined diplomacy and development and made women and girls a pillar of U.S. foreign policy," Black said. "We have designed a project that captures that work in all its complexity and candor and that will engage diplomats, policymakers, activists, students, and scholars for generations to come."