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Biden Names All-Female White House Communications Team; Will Tap Tanden For OMB

The president-elect has emphasized the elevation of women to key roles in his incoming administration.
Neera Tanden, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, speaks at a forum on wages and working people on April 27, 2019. President-elect Joe Biden is nominating Tanden to run the Office of Management and Budget.

Updated at 7:25 p.m. ET

President-elect Joe Biden on Sunday named seven women to key communications roles in his incoming White House. His transition team says it's the first time in history that the positions will be filled entirely by women.

Biden also will tap Neera Tanden to be director of, which first Tanden's nomination, says if confirmed, she will be the first woman of color to oversee the OMB.

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