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
Jan 20 'Have a good life, we will see you soon,' Trump said in final remarks as president By Jenny Marder President Donald Trump said goodbye to a largely unmasked crowd at Joint Base Andrews. With no mention of Joe Biden and just seven hours after a wave of pardons that included his former chief strategist Stephen Bannon and Elliot Broidy,… Continue reading
Jan 20 Trump pardons ex-strategist Steve Bannon, dozens of others in final clemency flurry By Jonathan Lemire, Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon as part of a flurry of clemency action in the final hours of his White House term that benefited more than 140 people, including rap performers, ex-members of Congress and other… Continue reading
Jan 20 Donald Trump has departed the White House By News Desk Just after 8:15 am, Trump and outgoing first lady Melania Trump exited the White House, walked across a red carpet and onto the South Lawn, boarding the Marine One helicopter. They are now en route to a departure ceremony at… Continue reading
Jan 19 What's the schedule for Inauguration Day? By News Desk Joe Biden will become the nation's 46th president at noon on Wednesday, when he is sworn in by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. on the Capitol's West Front. This will take place shortly after Kamala Harris is sworn in… Continue reading