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
Jan 19 Several longstanding traditions will be missing from inauguration By News Desk Traditionally, the outgoing president sits behind the new president, symbolizing a peaceful transfer of power, but Donald Trump will not be at Wednesday's event. Nor will Trump invite the Bidens to the White House, forgoing a longstanding tradition in which… Continue reading
Jan 19 The Constitution mandates when one presidency ends and the next begins By News Desk The date and time of today's inauguration are set by 20th amendment to the Constitution, which states that "the terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January."… Continue reading
Jan 19 Live: Inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris By News Desk Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Kamala D. Harris will be sworn in as the 46th president and the 49th vice president on Wednesday. Follow us here for live inauguration updates throughout the day. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 8:41 Unprecedented security in the nation's capital on the eve of the inauguration Ensuring the security of an inauguration like no other continues on an unprecedented scale. Tens of thousands of National Guard and security personnel turned downtown Washington, D.C. into a fortress less than two weeks after a mob of insurrectionists attacked… Continue watching