Senate confirms President Biden’s 1st member of his Cabinet
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate has voted to confirm Avril Haines as the new director of national intelligence, giving President Joe Biden the…
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Read the letters outgoing Presidents left for their successors in the Oval Office
Being President of the United States can be lonely and daunting, and only a few people alive know what it’s like first hand. One of the modern…
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Amazon to Biden: Prioritize our workers for the vaccine
Amazon wasted no time to reach out to newly installed US President Joe Biden about prioritizing its essential workers in his administration’s…
Continue Reading GOP senator clears way for first Biden Cabinet vote after lifting hold
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas cleared the way for the Senate to vote on the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s director of national…
Continue Reading 3 new Democratic senators sworn in, flipping control of the Senate
Vice President Kamala Harris formally swore in three new, barrier-breaking Democratic senators on Wednesday afternoon following her own inauguration,…
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Obama and Harris share fist bump at inauguration in historic moment
Barack Obama greeted Kamala Harris with a fist bump at the inauguration on Wednesday, a gesture that carried symbolic weight as the history-making…
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El Pasoans look back at former President Trump’s time in office with very mixed views
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Just four years ago, the ‘Make America Great Again’ movement helped former President Donald Trump pull off an improbable…
Continue Reading Cotton wants answer from Haines before agreeing to quick confirmation vote
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas is waiting for an answer from President Joe Biden’s director of national intelligence nominee Avril…
Continue Reading Biden extends student loan payment deferrals until October
President Joe Biden is directing the Department of Education Wednesday to extend the suspension of federal student loan payments and interest.…
Continue Reading Paris climate accord: Biden announces US will rejoin landmark agreement
Hours after he was sworn in, President Joe Biden announced the US plans to reenter the Paris climate accord, the landmark international agreement…
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Biden signs 1st executive orders targeting Trump policies
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden has signed a series of executive orders from the Oval Office hours after his inauguration that targeted Trump…
Continue Reading Fact check: True to form, Trump makes multiple false claims in his final comments in office
President Donald Trump made false claims from the first hours of his term to the last. Trump repeated some of his favorite falsehoods in both his…
Continue Reading Biden arrives at the White House
Joe Biden took a brief walk along the inaugural parade route Wednesday before entering the White House for the first time as the 46th President of…
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An inauguration like none other: Notable moments of a momentous day
President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday looked a bit different from past ceremonies ushering in a new administration. There is, after…
Continue Reading Democrats take Senate command as 3 new senators are sworn in
WASHINGTON, DC — Three new Democratic senators have been sworn in to office by Vice President Kamala Harris. That means their party now has control…
Continue Reading Biden names acting agency heads as his Cabinet nominees remain unconfirmed
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a slate of acting agency heads after taking office without a single one of his Cabinet nominees in place…
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Dow, S&P, Nasdaq all close at records as Biden is sworn in
NEW YORK, NY — Stocks rallied to record highs on Wall Street as traders hoped that new leadership in Washington will mean more support for the…
Continue Reading 3 new Democratic senators to be sworn in, which will flip control of the Senate
Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to swear in three new, barrier-breaking Democratic senators on Wednesday afternoon following her own…
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World leaders welcome Biden with praise, pleas, and parting shots at Trump
Joe Biden was sworn in Wednesday as the 46th United States President, taking the reins of a country in crisis. But his task on the global stage will…
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Did that just really happen?
CNN Opinion contributors react to the most memorable moments of Inauguration Day. The views expressed in these commentaries are their own. SE Cupp:…
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Biden enters White House as president after military escort, short walk along Pennsylvania Avenue
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden has entered the White House for the first time as chief executive after walking an abbreviated parade route,…
Continue Reading Whitehouse.gov relaunches to include Spanish language communications under Biden
The Whitehouse.gov website was updated on Wednesday to reflect that Joe Biden is the new President of the United States, and it now also includes a…
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An amazing thing just happened
CNN Opinion contributors react to the most memorable moments of Inauguration Day. The views expressed in these commentaries are their own. Jill…
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Biden promises to be ‘a president for all Americans’
President Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States Wednesday, ushering in a new era of calm and comity to Washington after…
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Biden speech draws high praise across media — even on Fox News
Before Joe Biden was sworn in, voices across the TV spectrum could not possibly set the bar for his inaugural address any higher.…
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Biden’s stirring call to end ‘uncivil war’
CNN Opinion contributors react to the most memorable moments of Inauguration Day. The views expressed in these commentaries are their own. Jill…
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Biden pledges America will ‘engage with the world once again’
US President Joe Biden will rightly spend his first days in office addressing the myriad domestic crises that he has inherited from his predecessor,…
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New Mexico lawmakers look for solutions to hobbled economy
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico lawmakers are confronting daunting challenges as they began a 60-day legislative session this week amid…
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No pardon for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in last-minute list
AUSTIN, Texas — A federal investigation against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton remains in play after his name was absent Wednesday from a…
Continue Reading Trump’s lonely exit
In one last divisive spectacle before exiting the Oval Office, President Donald J. Trump became the first chief executive in modern US history to…
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