Up until now, Biden transition officials had shied away from publicly criticizing recent policy changes, but in an exclusive conversation with the PBS NewsHour, a transition official detailed a number of issues with the outgoing administration’s approach, singling out Secretary…
Trump had already announced that he would not be attending Biden's inauguration, a break with tradition. He has spent months lobbing baseless allegations of voter fraud in an attempt to delegitimize Biden's presidency.
Yeager died last month at age 97. The West Virginia native in 1947 became the first person to fly faster than sound.
During his campaign, Biden committed to restoring transgender students' access to sports, bathrooms and locker rooms in accordance with their gender identity.
The $1.9 trillion rescue plan unveiled by President-elect Joe Biden offers the chance to sculpt the U.S. economy toward the Democrats’ liking: a $15 minimum wage, aid to poor families and federal dollars going to public schools.
Managing editor Judy Woodruff will be joined by senior national correspondent Amna Nawaz and national correspondent William Brangham to talk about what steps the nation might take to heal from the recent attack on American democracy.
At least 21 current or former members of the U.S. military or law enforcement have been identified as being at or near last week's Capitol riot, with more than a dozen others under investigation.
It's the first known contact between the elected members of the outgoing and incoming administrations. President Donald Trump has not reached out to President-elect Joe Biden.
The closure started Friday morning. It will remain in force at least through Thursday, the day after Biden’s inauguration, the National Park Service said in a statement.
Court documents filed late Thursday by federal prosecutors claimed that there is "strong evidence" that the people who broke into the Capitol intended to "capture and assassinate elected officials.” Listen to the Justice Department briefing live here.
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