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President-elect Joe Biden is struggling to satisfy more liberal Democrats, many of whom are enraged he picked a 69-year-old white man with a questionable civil rights record to lead his Department of Agriculture.

Christopher Steele refused to hand over to U.S. Attorney John Durham notes the former MI6 agent took in meetings with the FBI in July and October 2016, as the now-special counsel scrutinizes whether the bureau improperly disclosed classified information to the former MI6 agent, as reported.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has given a "shout out" to her "fellow radicals" on Instagram this week, asking for an "advanced society' while cooking salmon pasta from Whole Foods in a $58 shirt she sells on her website.

President-elect Joe Biden has begun to fill out key positions in his cabinet and staff before he takes office, though Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., announced this week that she'd like to see a more unified unit.

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