Biden unveils top picks with deep Obama administration ties

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is introducing five top picks for his new administration, drawing on many leading names from the Obama White House. Appearing at a Friday event with Biden are his choice for director of White House Domestic Policy Council, Susan Rice, who served as President Barack Obama’s national security adviser and U.N. ambassador; and Denis McDonough, Obama’s White House chief of staff, now nominated as veterans affairs secretary. Also atte