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Politics Jan 20

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Biden sworn in as the 46th president, beginning a new chapter in the post-Trump era

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Biden signs executive actions aimed at undoing Trump’s legacy

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In Trump’s final hours in office, a flurry of pardons and commutations
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Biden sworn in as the 46th president, beginning a new chapter in the post-Trump era

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