Jan 20 Vice President Kamala Harris enters her new office building for the first time in her new role By Associated Press Harris was joined Wednesday by her husband, Doug Emhoff, as she entered the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which houses the vice president’s office and is located near the White House. The marching band of her alma mater, Howard University, helped… Continue reading
Jan 20 The first family arrives at the White House By Candice Norwood President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived to the White House joined by their family. Typically the president and first lady enter the White House after walking along the traditional parade route that travels down Pennsylvania Avenue and… Continue reading
Jan 20 Sen. Chuck Schumer will be the first Jewish Senate Majority Leader By Lynsey Jeffery Upon the swearing in of Georgia Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, Sen. Chuck Schumer-D., N.Y., will become the first Jewish American to lead either chamber of Congress, PBS NewsHour’s Lisa Desjardins reports. Republican Eric Cantor of South Carolina, who… Continue reading
Jan 20 Vice President Harris will swear in Ossoff and Warnock this afternoon By Candice Norwood In one of her first official duties as vice president, Kamala Harris is expected to swear in Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock as Georgia’s two senators at 4:30 p.m. ET. Earlier this month, Ossoff and Warnock defeated two Republican incumbent… Continue reading
Jan 20 A virtual ‘Parade across America’ By Vignesh Ramachandran In lieu of the traditional Inauguration Day parade, the Presidential Inauguration Committee is hosting a virtual “Parade Across America,” featuring performances across all 56 states and territories. The parade will feature 1,391 virtual participants, 95 horses and nine dogs. Continue reading
Jan 20 Billie Jean King: ‘Our leadership is starting, just starting, to look like America’ By Jenny Marder Billie Jean King, an American tennis player who fought for gender equality in her sport and beyond, told Judy Woodruff that watching the inauguration of Kamala Harris as the first woman vice president one of the greatest days of her… Continue reading
Jan 20 President Biden team begins moving into White House By Associated Press New press secretary Jen Psaki tweeted that she was “in the building and ready to get to work.” Psaki has scheduled the new administration’s first White House press briefing for later Wednesday. Continue reading
Jan 20 Sen. Cory Booker: Biden ‘appealed to the better angels of our nature’ By Lynsey Jeffery Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J, told Judy Woodruff that President Biden’s inaugural address felt like the first step toward healing after the Capitol riot. Booker said colleagues he spoke to from both parties “felt such a deep sense of hurt from… Continue reading
Jan 20 Wall Street hits records amid profit reports, inauguration By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press U.S. stocks are rallying to records Wednesday on encouraging earnings reports and continued optimism that new leadership in Washington will mean more support for the struggling economy. Continue reading
Jan 20 President Joe Biden’s team has started moving into the White House. By Associated Press The building began humming again with activity a few hours after Biden’s inauguration Wednesday as staff for the new president started moving into their offices, unpacking belongings and getting the badges that grant them easy access to the property. New… Continue reading