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Biden / Harris Inauguration, January 20, 2021
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Turned off by Biden’s approach, GOP opposition to stimulus relief intensifies
Biden may find he can get a big plan or a bipartisan plan — but not both.
Joe Biden's inner circle: meet the new president's close-knit team
Many of Biden’s new team have worked together before, and get on well – in sharp contrast to Trump’s ‘team of rivals’At the core of the administration Joe Biden is building is a trusted circle of officials, who are bound together by many years of working together in a...
Is President Biden Ready for the New Senate?
Mr. Biden, a man of old Washington, might be in for a rude awakening.
Tiffany Trump's fiance is heir to billion dollar empire and brother stars in The Crown
While he and his brother have enjoyed huge wealth - with his sibling even appearing in The Crown - his mother has endured heartbreak with the loss of seven family members in the space of a few days.
The inauguration was full of exquisite moments: but what was the best bit? | Emma Brockes
Apart from Joe Biden we had Kamala, Lady Gaga, Bernie’s mittens – and Trump suddenly seeming an irrelevanceIt started on Tuesday with nerves in the playground: why weren’t they holding it indoors? No one with sense, we agreed, had an appetite for spectacle, and our...
Moderate lawmakers are looking to head-off gridlock over Biden's COVID stimulus plan
A bipartisan group of lawmakers will talk with Biden administration officials for what was described as a session to "make the case" for more relief.
‘Good-looking Marines’: Video misrepresents Biden at inauguration
A viral tweet tried to spin up a conspiracy theory about the new president's mental capacity.
Katie Couric faces backlash from Jeopardy's 'conservative' audience over 'cult of Trump' comments
Couric's comments have reportedly worried the producers of Jeopardy!, where she's preparing for a week-long guest hosting gig, making her the first woman to lead the game show.
Biden and Trudeau agree to cooperate on Covid and climate change
In phone call, US and Canadian leaders discuss collaboration on vaccines and plan to meet next monthCanada’s Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden plan to meet next month, the prime minister’s office said, following a call between the two leaders in which they agreed...
Why Biden Can Undo Much of Trump's Legacy Via Executive Orders
President Donald Trump came to rely on executive action for many of his achievements. But his successor seems to understand that it is best used to repeal someone else’s legacy, not build his own.
Trump’s Pardon Process Was a Mix of Mercy and Favoritism
The former president doled out pardons to political allies and friends, but he also helped people serving harsh sentences.
Trump 'wanted to fire his AG and replace him with one who would overturn the election in Georgia'
Donald Trump concocted an astonishing plan to replace the Attorney General, in the dying days of his presidency, and overturn the election result to deny Joe Biden the White House.
'The President threw us under the bus': Trump's intel chief blames him for failing to call up Guard
Donald Trump's Secretary of Defense, Christopher Miller, has defended the Pentagon's response to the January 6 riot, but blamed the president for not readying the necessary troops.
Afghan war: Biden administration to review Trump's Taliban deal
Officials say they want to check the group are "living up to its commitments" as violence continues.
Senate Leaders Agree on Impeachment Trial Delay, Giving Biden Breathing Room
The plan would put off the historic proceeding until Feb. 9, giving former President Donald J. Trump time to prepare his defense and allowing President Biden to fill his cabinet and begin work on his agenda.
To fight impeachment, Trump turns to ‘Butch’ Bowers, a South Carolina lawyer at a small firm who has defended state Republicans
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham recommended Bowers for a job many prominent Washington lawyers did not want.
Photos: Joe Biden’s Quiet Inauguration
After January 6, the capital welcomed a solemn and safe transfer of power.
White House Orders Assessment on Violent Extremism in U.S.
The order for the evaluation from the intelligence community comes as judges continue to deny bail for suspects in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
C.D.C. Eases Coronavirus Vaccine Rules for ‘Exceptional Circumstances’
The agency now says patients may switch authorized vaccines between the first and second doses, and also extend the interval between doses to six weeks.
AMANDA PLATELL: Donald Trump's graceless departure revealed his true colours
AMANDA PLATELL: Almost a hundred years ago, T. S. Eliot wrote in his poem The Hollow Men: 'This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.'
Biden administration weighs turning over Trump tax returns to House Democrats
A House lawsuit to enforce a subpoena, stalled since March, awaits a decision by new Treasury officials on whether to drop objections to a release.
Donald Trump breaks his post-White House silence to say: 'We'll do something'
President Donald Trump made his first brief comment since leaving the White House Friday, saying: 'We'll do something, but not just yet.'
Crumbling Trump Plaza in Atlantic City will be BLOWN UP on February 17
Officials have announced that the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey will be detonated on February 17.
Donald Trump is $1bn in debt, an impeachment trial is due next week, criminal charges are possible
There were still a few minutes left of Donald Trump's troubled tenure as U.S. president, but his First Lady had had enough.