Politics May 03 Trump’s businesses, inaugural committee settle D.C. lawsuit for $750,000 By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
World Jun 07 Mali junta leader sworn in as president after 2nd coup The inauguration ceremony for Col. Assimi Goita in the capital Monday came as Mali faces increasing isolation from the international community over the junta's power grab. By Baba Ahmed, Associated Press
Nation Jan 20 WATCH: Stars perform for Biden inauguration evening special Actor Christopher Jackson, the original George Washington in Broadway's "Hamilton," performed at a virtual "ball" for the Creative Coalition, and says he's humbled to participate in an essential rite of American democracy. By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press
Politics Jan 20 President Biden team begins moving into White House New press secretary Jen Psaki tweeted that she was “in the building and ready to get to work.” Psaki has scheduled the new administration’s first White House press briefing for later Wednesday. By Associated Press
Politics Jan 20 Nearly half of Americans call Trump one of the worst presidents in history 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… By Laura Santhanam
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 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 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
Jan 19 Watch 13:03 Marathon confirmation hearings begin for Biden’s nominees There were major confirmation hearings on Tuesday in the Senate for President-elect Biden's nominees for three top national security posts as well as Treasury secretary. The hearings come a day before Biden's inauguration and at a time when his new… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch 8:51 How concerned is the military about insider threats in the National Guard? The inauguration is now just days away and officials around the country are pulling out all the security stops. But worries kept Washington very much on edge Monday, and the FBI and National Guard are vetting those who are securing… Continue watching