

Politics Jan 20

Host Tom Hanks introduced the 90-minute special airing across several networks on Wednesday night in place of the usual official inaugural balls. Kerry Washington and Eva Longoria are co-hosting.
By Associated Press
Politics Jan 20

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to the nation from the National Mall late on Inauguration Day, reiterating a message of unity and urging the country to “see beyond crisis to do what is hard, to do what is good.” “Even…
By Candice Norwood
Nation Jan 20

In almost every way, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ inauguration did not resemble the transfers of power Americans have become accustomed to.
By Daniel Bush
Politics Jan 20

Kamala Harris might be vice president, but she doesn’t get to enjoy all of the vice presidential perks just yet. Harris won’t immediately move into the vice president’s residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. A Harris aide says…
By Associated Press
Jan 20

This day has seen the inauguration of Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. as the 46th president of the United States. He was sworn in Wednesday to lead the nation into the post-Trump era, facing deep political divisions and the worst public…
Jan 20

By Yamiche Alcindor, Lisa Desjardins
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…
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…
Jan 20

By Dan Cooney, Lynsey Jeffery
Those confirmed to their roles by the Senate will shape policy in the Biden administration at a time when the country faces deep political divides on top of a pandemic that has now killed more than 400,000 Americans and left…
Jan 20

By Associated Press
Several groupings passed by the steps, with military members saluting the newly minted president and musicians playing traditional patriotic tunes.
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