Jan 20 President Trump will be the first outgoing president in more than 150 years to skip inauguration By Lynsey Jeffery The last president to do so was Andrew Johnson, who did not attend the inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant in 1869. Johnson rose to the presidency following Abraham Lincoln's assassination, and, like Trump, was impeached by the House of Representatives… Continue reading
Jan 20 Biden, Harris arrive at Capitol for inauguration By Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden has arrived at the U.S. Capitol ahead of his inauguration as the United States' 46th president. Biden and his wife, Jill, arrived at the complex on Wednesday morning, about 90 minutes before his noon swearing-in ceremony. They… Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch Inauguration Day coverage live on the PBS NewsHour By Lynsey Jeffery The PBS NewsHour begins its live anchored coverage of Joe Biden's Inauguration at 10:30 a.m. ET. Hosted by Judy Woodruff, our coverage will include the event's key moments, reporting from our team of correspondents in the field, and in-depth… Continue reading
Jan 20 Deputy charged with threats after U.S. Capitol attack, sheriff says By Associated Press Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced that Deputy Peter Heneen was charged Tuesday with making written threats to kill, conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism. Judd says the the deputy has been suspended pending termination. Continue reading
Jan 20 On Day One, Biden to undo Trump policies on climate, virus By Zeke Miller, Associated Press In his first hours as president, Joe Biden will aim to strike at the heart of President Donald Trump’s policy legacy. Continue reading
Jan 20 GOP leaders skipped Trump departure to attend mass with Biden By Candice Norwood This morning, Joe and Jill Biden attended mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., along with Kamala Harris, her husband Doug Emhoff and a bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers. In addition to House Speaker Nancy… Continue reading
Jan 20 Acting attorney general resigns as Biden enters By Associated Press Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen will resign when President-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of office. The Justice Department says Rosen's resignation goes into effect at noon Wednesday. Rosen has run the department since former Attorney General William Barr resigned… Continue reading
Jan 20 Nearly half of Americans call Trump one of the worst presidents in history By Laura Santhanam As President Donald Trump prepared to leave the White House, 47 percent of Americans said he will be remembered as one of the worst presidents in American history, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. By comparison, Marist data… Continue reading
Jan 20 Kamala Harris will be the first graduate of a historically black university to enter White House By Candice Norwood As a student at Washington D.C.'s Howard University in the 1980s, Harris pledged Alpha Kappa Alpha, the country's first Black sorority that was founded at Howard in 1908, and she has since described her fellow sorority members as her family. Continue reading
Jan 20 Trump left a note for Biden before departing to Florida By News Desk While President Donald Trump is bypassing the tradition of attending his successor's inauguration, the White House confirmed to NewsHour correspondent Yamiche Alcindor that he did leave a note for President-elect Joe Biden, who will be sworn in later today at… Continue reading