In a first vote, the Senate has confirmed President Joe Biden's nominee for Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines. The Senate is now split 50-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris as a potential tie-breaking vote.
"[Biden has] got to focus on the virus. He's got to then look at the economy. That's written for him," she told NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki is delivering the first news briefing of Joe Biden’s presidency, a once standard part of past administrations that was largely sidelined during the Trump era. Psaki said Wednesday that she will bring truth and…
The 84-10 vote by the Senate on Wednesday came after senators agreed to fast-track her nomination.
President Biden began his time in office by signing 17 executive actions, with plans to undo many of former President Trump's signature policies, like rejoining the Paris climate accord and beginning a national mask mandate on federal property. Biden's actions…
In years past, the National Mall is normally filled with tens of thousands of people attending a presidential inauguration. But those crowds were missing for the swearing in of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, amid the pandemic and a massive…
In his inaugural speech Wednesday, President Biden spoke of unity in a country now facing a torrent of crises. James Fallows, a journalist, long-time writer for The Atlantic and former speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter, joins Judy Woodruff for reaction…
The federal government has launched a new website that will serve as a clearinghouse for records from former President Donald Trump’s administration. The National Archives and Records Administration announced the website on Wednesday. Eventually, it will be a repository of…
An important glass ceiling was broken Wednesday when Kamala Harris became the country's first female vice president. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton is a longtime civil rights activist and she also represents the District of Columbia in Congress. She joins Judy…
Biden revealed the new décor Wednesday as he invited reporters into his new office to watch him sign a series of executive orders hours after he took office. A bust of Cesar Chavez, the labor leader and civil rights activist,…
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