Jan 08 President Trump won't attend Joe Biden's inauguration By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Trump offered no clues for how he would spent his final hours in office, and will be the first incumbent president since Andrew Johnson to skip his successor’s swearing-in. Continue reading
Jan 08 WATCH: Biden, Harris officials give update on transition By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden and officials for Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are expected to make a transition announcement at 1:30 p.m. ET. Watch their remarks here. Continue reading
Jan 08 Capitol siege raises security concerns for Biden inaugural By Will Weissert, Associated Press The violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is intensifying scrutiny over security at the upcoming inauguration ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden that already has been reshaped by the pandemic and the prospect that President Donald Trump may not attend. Continue reading
Jan 08 House Democrats discussing swift action to impeach Trump By Zeke Miller, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Democrats are discussing Friday whether to move forward with the quick impeachment of President Donald Trump if his Cabinet doesn’t try to remove him first, moving swiftly two days after the Capitol was ransacked by a pro-Trump mob. Continue reading
Jan 08 Capitol Police says officer dies after riots By Associated Press Officer Brian D. Sicknick died Thursday due to injuries sustained while on-duty, physically engaging with protesters at the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Jan 07 Education Secretary Devos resigns, calling president's rhetoric 'inflection point' By Associated Press In a resignation letter Thursday, DeVos blamed President Donald Trump for inflaming tensions in the violent assault on the seat of the nation’s democracy. Continue reading
Jan 07 Education head DeVos quits, cites Trump rhetoric By Associated Press Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has become the second Cabinet secretary to resign a day after a pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Jan 07 Trump condemns Capitol riot, concedes to Biden By Associated Press In a new video message, Trump says that now that Congress has certified the results, the “new administration will be inaugurated on January 20” and his “focus now turns to ensuring a smooth orderly and seamless transition of power.”… Continue reading
Jan 07 Trump condemns Capitol riot, concedes to Biden By Associated Press In a new video message, Trump says that now that Congress has certified the results, the “new administration will be inaugurated on January 20” and his “focus now turns to ensuring a smooth orderly and seamless transition of power.”… Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 8:02 Tensions at the White House 'are as high as they've ever been' President Trump continued to make false claims about election fraud Thursday as more Democrats called for his impeachment a day after the attacks in Washington, D.C. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join Judy Woodruff to discuss what the final weeks… Continue watching