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 the Office of Management and Budget, a source familiar with transition discussions tells NPR’s Franco Ordoñez. The Wall Street Journal, which first reported Tanden’s nomination, says if confirmed, she will be the first woman of color to oversee the OMB.
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