After being inaugurated, Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and their spouses will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, joined by former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton and their wives.
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Biden chooses veteran diplomat William Burns as CIA director
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen veteran diplomat William Burns to be his CIA director
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What Biden’s Cabinet picks say about how he plans to govern
The team likely won’t be in place when he assumes the presidency on Jan. 20, but many of the nominees have already started meeting with key groups across Washington and beyond.
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Biden vows to deliver a new COVID-19 stimulus package
He suggests part of his plan will include billions of dollars in spending for vaccine distribution and tens of millions of dollars to reopen schools safely around the country.
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With virus surging, Biden to speed release of COVID vaccines
The president-elect’s plan would accelerate shipment of first doses and use the levers of government power to provide required second doses in a timely manner.
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Trump to skip Biden inauguration, and Biden’s fine with that
The president’s tweet that he would boycott the inauguration came as he holed up in the White House with a dwindling coterie of aides and as momentum grew on Capitol Hill to subject him to impeachment for a second time.
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Biden introduces Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general choice
President-elect Joe Biden also describes the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol on Wednesday as ‘domestic terrorists’ and assails the Republican president for inciting the siege.
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Biden to pick Rhode Island governor for Commerce secretary, Boston mayor for Labor
Sources tell the Associated Press of the choices.
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Facebook bans Trump through Biden inauguration, maybe longer
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said the risk of allowing Trump to use the platform is too great, following his incitement of a mob that later touched off a deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
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Congress affirms Biden’s presidential win following riot at U.S. Capitol
The tone of the debate turned somber and impassioned after the invasion, with a number of Republicans announcing they would stand aside and not object.