U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday that he plans to nominate Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary, making him the first former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate to be tapped for a Cabinet secretary post.The 38-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is a rising star in the Democratic Party who raised his profile as a top-tier candidate in the presidential nomination race. If confirmed by the Senate, he will be the first openly gay Cabinet secretary, according to Biden's transition team.Biden, the former vice president under the Barack Obama administration, is seeki…READ FULL ARTICLE
