Jan 20 What do Americans want to see from Biden's COVID-19 response? By Laura Santhanam Biden has pledged to mandate face masks nationwide as one of 17 executive actions on his first day in office. Nearly three-quarters of Americans support such a measure, according to the latest PBS… Continue reading
Jan 20 Biden signs first official documents as president By Laura Santhanam Immediately after his inauguration, President Joe Biden signed three documents containing an Inauguration Day proclamation along with his nominations to Cabinet and sub-Cabinet positions, according to reporters present for the event. For each signature, he used a different pen and… Continue reading
Jan 20 With passion and fashion, Lady Gaga delivers powerful anthem By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press The Grammy winner wore a large dove pin and an equally large red and billowing sculpted skirt as she sang into a golden microphone and delivered an emotional and powerful rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner."… Continue reading
Jan 20 Read Joe Biden's first speech as president By Associated Press In his first remarks as president, Biden said Wednesday that his swearing-in marks a day of “history and hope.”… Continue reading
Jan 20 Rep. Clyburn says Biden administration will make strides on the pandemic By Lynsey Jeffery House Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., who was crucial to the nomination of Joe Biden in the 2020 Democratic primaries, tells the PBS NewsHour that Biden's modeling of behaviors like wearing a mask and keeping social distance will go… Continue reading
Jan 20 What's next on the schedule for Biden and Harris? By Jenny Marder At about 1:30 p.m. ET at the Capitol's East Front, Biden will perform the "Pass in Review," a military tradition in which the incoming president reviews the readiness of military troops. After that, Biden and Harris will join former presidents… Continue reading
Jan 20 Biden, Harris share first tweets from official White House accounts By News Desk Joe Biden and Kamala Harris shared their first tweets on the official Twitter accounts for the president (@POTUS) and vice president (@VP) of the United States. While Donald Trump was a prolific tweeter, he typically posted from his… Continue reading
Jan 20 Bush speechwriter: Biden's speech 'a return to moral normality' By Lynsey Jeffery Speechwriter and columnist Michael Gerson, who wrote President George W. Bush's second inaugural address, told the PBS NewsHour that Biden's speech set a new tone for political discourse after years of divisive language from Donald Trump. "That was the most… Continue reading
Jan 20 WATCH: Amanda Gorman reads inauguration poem, 'The Hill We Climb' By Joshua Barajas After Biden was sworn in as the nation’s 46th president, Gorman read “The Hill We Climb,” building on a tradition of poets -- including Robert Frost, Maya Angelou, Elizabeth Alexander and Richard Blanco -- who have read for incoming Democratic… Continue reading
Jan 20 'We're gonna need each other:' Biden asks Americans to come together to fight COVID-19 By Lynsey Jeffery In a familiar message of unity, President Biden urged Americans to respond to the coronavirus as a unified nation. "My fellow Americans, in the work ahead of us, we're gonna need each other. We need all our strength to persevere… Continue reading