The Trump team’s unprecedented delay in signing these agreements had alarmed former officials and ethics experts.

U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump have yet to start the formal transition process between administrations, which normally takes months and involves the executive branch sharing information with incoming officials on everything from foreign policy to ongoing investigations.

President-elect Donald Trump’s team has signed an agreement with the Biden White House unlocking key transition briefings and activities after a lengthy delay that stemmed, in part, from the Trump team’s concerns over a mandatory ethics agreement.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has signed a memorandum of understanding with the White House that will allow Trump to formally begin his transition to power, his incoming chief of staff said on Tuesday,

Without the signed agreement, Biden administration officials were restricted in what they could share with the incoming team.

The signed transition agreement came after there were some initial hold ups as it was supposed to have been signed by October 1. The holdups strained initial interactions between