Biden adds Buttigieg and top Obama admin officials to transition team

• Among those to serve on the 15-person advisory board if Biden were successful would be Buttigieg, Rice, former acting Attorney General Sally Yates and former U.S. surgeon general Vivek Murthy — who's advised the Biden campaign "on policy and campaign tactics" during the coronavirus pandemic, CNN notes.

What they're saying: "We are preparing for this transition amid the backdrop of a global health crisis and struggling economy," Kaufman said in an emailed statement. "This is a transition like no other, and the team being assembled will help Joe Biden meet the urgent challenges facing our country on day one."

• The Biden campaign said in a statement his transition and administration to follow would prioritize as core values "diversity of ideology and background; talent to address society's most complex challenges; integrity and the highest ethical standards to serve the American people and not special interests; and transparency to garner  trust at every stage."

"Alongside the co-chairs, each advisory board member has been asked to provide counsel to the transition team as it plans to respond to the major crises the country is facing — particularly the public health crisis and the recession."

Editor's note: This article has been updated with comment from the Biden campaign.