Biden Names No. 2 for Agriculture, Transportation, HHS, Interior

President-elect Joe Biden on Monday nominated five deputies to serve in the second spots of federal agencies, rounding out leadership that can take over governing after he is inaugurated on Wednesday.

The nominees, who must be confirmed by the Senate, are Jewel H. Bronaugh at Agriculture, Polly Trottenberg at Transportation, Andrea Palm at Health and Human Services, Elizabeth Klein at Interior and Cindy Marten at Education. All are women.

Klein, Palm, Bronaugh and Trottenberg worked in their same departments during the Obama administration.

Bronaugh would be the first Black woman to serve in the senior role at Agriculture. Biden had ...