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 Netanyahu congratulates Biden, Harris By News Desk Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a video today congratulating President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on their “historic inauguration.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "Congratulations President Joe Biden and Vice President… Continue reading
Jan 20 WATCH: Biden and Harris families lay wreath at Arlington National Cemetery By Associated Press President Joe Biden spent a few of the first moments of his term at Arlington National Cemetery, honoring fallen veterans with three former presidents and their families. Continue reading
Jan 20 WATCH: Kamala Harris sworn in as vice president By Associated Press The former U.S. senator from California is also the first Black person and the first person of South Asian descent elected to the vice presidency and becomes the highest-ranking woman ever to serve in government. Continue reading
Jan 20 WATCH: Joe Biden takes oath of office By Associated Press Biden took the oath of office just before noon Wednesday during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. The presidential oath was administered by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. Continue reading
Jan 20 Biden, Harris arrive at Capitol for inauguration By Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden has arrived at the U.S. Capitol ahead of his inauguration as the United States’ 46th president. Biden and his wife, Jill, arrived at the complex on Wednesday morning, about 90 minutes before his noon swearing-in ceremony. They… Continue reading
Jan 19 Harris’ inauguration puts spotlight on the political influence of Black sororities By Candice Norwood Historical and political experts discuss the creation of Black Greek-letter organizations, their role in Black civic engagement and the meaning of Kamala Harris’ vice presidency to them. 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: Inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris By Zeke Miller, Alexandra Jaffe, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that “democracy has prevailed” and summoning American resilience and unity to confront the nation's historic confluence of crises. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 4:56 Week in preview: impeachment, inauguration, potential protests loom By PBS NewsHour With what is sure to be a historic week ahead of us, NewsHour Weekend’s Jeff Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss Donald Trump’s impending second impeachment trial in the Senate, President-elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ swearing in under extraordinary… Continue watching