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• Biden signs first executive actions as president

  20-01-2021 23:47 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden signed his first executive actions on Wednesday afternoon, hours after being sworn in as the 46th commander in chief.Biden, wearing a mask while seated at the Resolute desk in the Oval Office, signed executive actions mandating...
  
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• Biden says Trump left him 'generous' letter, but won't give details

  20-01-2021 23:44 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Wednesday said former President Trump left him a "very generous letter" before departing the White House, though he would not elaborate on what it said."The president wrote a very generous letter," Biden told reporters...
  
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• Clyburn: Bush told me I'm 'savior' for Biden endorsement

  20-01-2021 22:34 via thehill.com
  
  House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said that former President George W. Bush told him he’s “the savior” for endorsing President Biden during the Democratic presidential primaries. “George Bush said to me today, he said ‘you know, you’re the...
  
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• Clyburn: Bush told him he's 'savior' for Biden endorsement

  20-01-2021 22:34 via thehill.com
  
  House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said that former President George W. Bush told him he’s “the savior” for endorsing President Biden during the Democratic presidential primaries. “George Bush said to me today, he said ‘you know, you’re the...
  
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• Biden asks for resignation of NLRB counsel: report

  20-01-2021 22:33 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration has asked the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) general counsel to resign, Bloomberg Law reports.Peter Robb was a Trump appointee who was sworn into the role in November 2017 for a four-year term. NLRB is an...
  
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• US ambassador to Israel Twitter account briefly includes West Bank, Gaza

  20-01-2021 22:20 via thehill.com
  
  The Twitter account for the U.S. ambassador to Israel suffered a potentially explosive diplomatic revision on Wednesday, with officials saying its description was inadvertently changed to read that it represented the U.S. mission to Israel...
  
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• Biden says he spoke to Jimmy Carter on eve of inauguration

  20-01-2021 22:18 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden said Wednesday that he spoke with former President Carter, the only living Democratic former president to not attend his inauguration, on the eve of his assumption of the presidency.During his inaugural address, Biden briefly...
  
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• Record number of women to serve in Biden Cabinet

  20-01-2021 21:38 via thehill.com
  
  A record number of women are slated to serve in President Biden’s Cabinet, according to the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP). A tally by the political unit, which operates out of Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics...
  
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• Recruitment message hidden on new White House site

  20-01-2021 21:17 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden’s administration is reportedly looking to draft tech experts for a federal agency through a hidden message on the new official White House site. The www.whitehouse.gov website included a message hidden in its HTML code...
  
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• Congressional leaders present Biden, Harris with flags flown during inauguration

  20-01-2021 20:59 via thehill.com
  
  Congressional leaders of both parties presented President Biden and Vice President Harris with the American flags that flew over the Capitol while they both took their oaths of office hours earlier.Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) presented...
  
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• Biden to sign executive orders on climate, health care, immigration in first two weeks

  20-01-2021 20:52 via thehill.com
  
  President Joe Biden is poised to take action on 53 executive items over the next 10 days as he seeks to rapidly reverse some Trump administration policies and implement his own, according to a document outlining the schedule for Biden’s first...
  
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• Clinton says it meant 'great deal' to hold inauguration weeks after riot

  20-01-2021 20:46 via thehill.com
  
  Hillary Clinton said in a Tuesday interview that it “meant a great deal” to see President Biden inaugurated without incident two weeks after the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol.“I was so relieved and grateful that we are able to celebrate the...
  
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• Liz Cheney gets 2022 primary challenger after voting to impeach Trump

  20-01-2021 20:14 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) will face a primary challenge in 2022 after voting last week to impeach former President Donald Trump.Wyoming state Sen. Anthony Bouchard announced on Wednesday that he will challenge Cheney for Wyoming’s lone House seat,...
  
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• Biden grandchildren say they'll look to Obama daughters for guidance

  20-01-2021 19:40 via thehill.com
  
  President Joe Biden’s grandchildren said in an interview on Wednesday that they will be looking to former President Barack Obama’s daughters for advice and guidance as they navigate being part of the first family.“Maisy and I and Natalie and Naomi...
  
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• Harris, Emhoff bid Pences farewell from Capitol steps

  20-01-2021 19:37 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Harris spoke briefly with her predecessor former Vice President Mike Pence on the steps of the Capitol as he and his wife left President Biden’s inauguration ceremony Wednesday. In what appeared to be a congenial sendoff, Harris...
  
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• READ: Biden's inaugural address

  20-01-2021 19:33 via thehill.com
  
  President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered his first speech after being sworn in at the Capitol.Biden urged "unity" in his inaugural address, which lasted roughly 20 minutes."We can see each other not as adversaries but as neighbors...
  
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• World leaders congratulate Biden on becoming president

  20-01-2021 19:11 via thehill.com
  
  World leaders congratulated President Joe Biden shortly after his inauguration on Wednesday, with allied nations and bodies expressing hopes of cooperation with the new administration.“Congratulations President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala...
  
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• Barbara Lee dons Shirley Chisholm's pearls for Inauguration Day: 'Because of Shirley Chisholm, Vice President Harris is'

  20-01-2021 18:54 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) wore pearls that once belonged to the late politician Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to be elected to Congress, to the historic inauguration of Vice President Kamala Harris and President Biden on Wednesday.Lee...
  
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• Biden sworn in on family Bible his son Beau used

  20-01-2021 18:28 via thehill.com
  
  President Joe Biden on Wednesday took the oath of office on a family Bible used by his late son, Beau, when he was sworn in as Delaware Attorney General, the Hill confirmed. MSNBC reported that the Bible has been in the Biden family since 1893...
  
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• Biden urges Americans to join together in appeal for unity

  20-01-2021 18:25 via thehill.com
  
  Joe Biden on Wednesday made an appeal for unity to Americans across the political spectrum in his inaugural address as the 46th president of the United States, seeking to turn the page on the divisions of the Trump era.Biden described unity as the...
  
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• Biden faces 100 days of crisis

  20-01-2021 18:02 via thehill.com
  
  President Joe Biden’s incoming administration has planned an early blitz of executive and legislative actions meant to build momentum in his first days in office, conscious of both the scale of the crises facing the nation and the limited window in...
  
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• Social media users celebrate Kamala Harris's relatability after brief stumble heading to inauguration

  20-01-2021 17:57 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Kamala Harris (D) hardly missed a beat when she briefly stumbled on the Capitol steps ahead of being sworn in on Wednesday, but those who noticed it on social media celebrated the moment as another reason she is relatable. Harris...
  
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• Kamala Harris gives thumbs up after stumble heading to inauguration

  20-01-2021 17:57 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Kamala Harris (D) briefly stumbled on her way down the Capitol steps before being sworn in on Wednesday. Harris, the first woman to ever serve as vice president, quickly regained her footing and gave a thumbs up before...
  
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• Biden sworn in as nation's 46th president

  20-01-2021 17:57 via thehill.com
  
  Joe Biden was sworn in on Wednesday as the 46th president of the United States, capping a winding political career and marking the beginning of a new administration.Biden, surrounded by his family, was given the oath of office by Chief Justice John...
  
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• Harris takes historic oath as vice president

  20-01-2021 17:51 via thehill.com
  
  Kamala Harris has been sworn in as vice president of the United States, making history as the first woman as well as the first Black and South Asian American person to hold the office.Harris, the former senator of California, was sworn in before her...
  
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• Obama to Harris as she arrives to inauguration: 'So proud of you'

  20-01-2021 17:45 via thehill.com
  
  Former president Barack Obama greeted Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as she walked out onto the inauguration stage, telling her “[I’m] so proud of you.”Annie Karni, White House correspondent for The New York Times, tweeted that Obama told ...
  
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• Trump pardons ex-husband of Fox News host Jeanine Pirro

  20-01-2021 17:37 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump in his final hour as commander in chief on Wednesday pardoned the ex-husband of Fox News host Jeanine Pirro.Trump granted a full pardon to Albert J. Pirro, Jr., a White House spokesperson said after the president landed in...
  
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• Surgeon General Jerome Adams says Biden transition asked him to resign

  20-01-2021 16:31 via thehill.com
  
  Surgeon General Jerome Adams confirmed that the incoming Biden administration requested that he step down ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday. “Its been the honor of my life to serve this nation, and I will do all I...
  
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• Jerome Adams says Biden transition asked him to resign

  20-01-2021 16:31 via thehill.com
  
  Surgeon General Jerome Adams confirmed that the incoming Biden administration requested that he step down ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday. “Its been the honor of my life to serve this nation, and I will do all I...
  
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• Obama to Biden before inauguration: 'This is your time'

  20-01-2021 16:16 via thehill.com
  
  Former President Obama congratulated President-elect Joe Biden as he prepares to be inaugurated Wednesday."Congratulations to my friend, President [Joe Biden]," Obama tweeted to his former vice president on Wednesday morning. "This is your time."...
  
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• Trump leaves Biden a note before departing White House

  20-01-2021 16:07 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump left a note for President-elect Joe Biden before departing the White House for a final time on Wednesday, a White House official confirmed.There are no details yet on what the note says. The move keeps with a presidential...
  
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• Assange, Snowden among those not included on Trump pardon list

  20-01-2021 16:07 via thehill.com
  
  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and whistleblower Edward Snowden were among the high-profile individuals not included on President Trump’s list of more than 100 individuals granted clemency released early Wednesday in his final hours in office...
  
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• López Obrador urges Biden administration to give legal status to Mexicans working in US

  20-01-2021 15:57 via thehill.com
  
  Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador urged incoming President Joe Biden to provide legal immigration status to Mexican nationals working in the U.S. “We have been proposing that our countrymen who have been working for years should be...
  
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• Incoming Biden press secretary says outdoor inauguration shows country's 'resolve'

  20-01-2021 15:54 via thehill.com
  
  Incoming White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday said President-elect Joe Biden will take the oath of office outdoors despite amplified security around his inauguration to send a message about the country's resolve."It sends an...
  
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• Trump leaves White House, promises to be back in 'some form'

  20-01-2021 15:22 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Wednesday bid farewell to supporters and staffers as he departed Washington, D.C., for the final time as president in a precedent-breaking fashion that has become routine throughout his time in office, touting his...
  
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• Trump leaves White House for final time as president

  20-01-2021 14:38 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump left the White House for the final time on Wednesday just before 8:15 a.m., taking Marine One to Joint Base Andrews where he delivered a farewell speech to supporters.Trump told reporters it has been a “great honor” to serve as...
  
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• Trump Leaves White House, Says It's Been a Great Honor | usa , politics - The National Herald

  20-01-2021 14:33
  
  Trump Leaves White House, Says It's Been a Great Honor | usa , politics  The National Herald
  
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• Biden expected to ask surgeon general to resign after inauguration ceremony: report

  20-01-2021 14:14 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Biden on Wednesday will reportedly ask for the resignation of U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams shortly after he takes office at noon.The Washington Post reported that Biden will request Adams's resignation as one of his first...
  
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• LIVE INAUGURATION COVERAGE: Biden to become 46th US president

  20-01-2021 14:10 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in as the nation's 46th president a little after noon on Wednesday.Follow along with this page for full coverage throughout the day and night.
  
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• LIVE INAUGURATION COVERAGE: Biden takes oath as 46th US president

  20-01-2021 14:10 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in as the nation's 46th president a little after noon on Wednesday.Follow along with this page for full coverage throughout the day and night.Biden becomes president11:56 a.m.Joe Biden was sworn in on...
  
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• Schedule of Biden-Harris Inauguration Day: Timeline of events and how to watch

  20-01-2021 13:44 via thehill.com
  
  Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday in a ceremony unlike any ever before. Safety precautions have been implemented due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, restricting crowd sizes and the typical pomp...
  
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• Pelosi: Trump could be an accessory to murder 'because he instigated that insurrection'

  20-01-2021 13:30 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) laid the blame for the deadly violence at the U.S. Capitol squarely at President Trump's feet late Tuesday, telling MSNBC that the president could be an accessory to murder.In an interview with Joy Reid, the House...
  
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• Trump revokes 5-year lobbying ban for administration officials on last day in office

  20-01-2021 13:22 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump signed an executive order lifting a five-year lobbying ban for members of his administration just hours before he leaves office and Joe Biden is sworn in as the next president of the United States. The order, issued early...
  
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• Kamala Harris's inauguration is historic milestone

  20-01-2021 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Kamala Harris will make history Wednesday when she becomes the first female vice president in the nation's history. Harris will also be the first Black vice president and first female vice president of South Asian descent. And...
  
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• Here's what you need to know about Inauguration Day

  20-01-2021 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday in a ceremony that will be unlike any inauguration before.No crowds will fill the National Mall. There will be no large post-ceremony celebrations. And the outgoing...
  
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• Biden faces tall order in uniting polarized nation

  20-01-2021 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Joe Biden, who will take the oath of office on Wednesday as the 46th president in U.S. history, is vowing to succeed where his recent predecessors failed: uniting this fractured country. Biden enters office at a perilous...
  
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• Biden to send Congress immigration reform bill after being sworn in

  20-01-2021 11:01 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday will send a comprehensive immigration reform bill to Congress shortly after being sworn in to office, proposing overhauls to key parts of the country's system that would include a pathway to citizenship for...
  
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• Biden to sign flurry of executive actions in first hours of presidency

  20-01-2021 11:00 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Joe Biden will sign more than a dozen executive actions on Wednesday reversing some of President Trump’s signature policy initiatives and setting the tone for the new administration’s focus on COVID-19, the economy, climate change...
  
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• Biden to nix border wall, 'Muslim ban' on first day in office

  20-01-2021 11:00 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Joe Biden plans to reverse a number of immigration actions taken by the Trump administration on his first say in office, including immediately pausing construction of the border wall and putting a stop to the so-called Muslim travel...
  
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• Trump grants clemency to more than 100 people, including Bannon

  20-01-2021 06:57 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Wednesday granted clemency to more than 100 people in one of his final acts as commander-in-chief, including his former chief strategist, Stephen Bannon.Trump announced a wave of pardons and commutations shortly after midnight on...
  
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