Joe Biden plans to begin his term as the 46th president on Jan. 20, when he is scheduled to be sworn into office on the steps of the U.S. Capitol amid an inauguration ceremony unlike any other in recent memory. The coronavirus pandemic has already ensured the transition of executive power will be scaled down […]
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Biden may kill Keystone pipeline permit on his first day in office
The words ‘Rescind Keystone XL pipeline permit’ appeared on the transition briefing note for Jan. 20 – Inauguration Day.
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Harris prepares for central role in Biden’s White House
Kamala Harris will make history on Wednesday when she becomes the nation’s first female vice president — and the first Black woman and the first woman of South Asian descent to hold that office
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Biden aims for unifying speech at daunting moment for U.S.
President-elect Joe Biden will take the stage for his inaugural address at perhaps the most difficult starting point for a president since Franklin Roosevelt began his first term.
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In inaugural address, Biden will appeal to national unity
He plans a series of executive actions in his first hours after his inauguration.
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Biden’s long political evolution leads to his biggest test
He will inherit stewardship of a nation wrenched by pandemic, seismic cultural fissures and an opposition party’s base that considers him illegitimate.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Impeachment will get in Biden’s way
FBI and federal prosecutors should be allowed to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol without political interference.
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After Trump, Biden aims to reshape the presidency itself
The sharp break won’t just come in federal policy, but in personal conduct.
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Biden fills out State Department team with Obama veterans
Five of the 11 are either people of color or LGBTQ.
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U.S. fortifies capital to prepare for inauguration like to no other
The National Mall will be closed, four bridges from Virginia will be shut down and as many as 25,000 National Guard troops will be on the streets of Washington for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.