Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first-ever youth poet laureate, challenged Americans Wednesday to unify and “leave behind a country better…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden ended his first day in office with a note of hope and optimism, closing his inaugural activities with an appearance at the…
Continue ReadingA faction of Senate Republicans has a warning for Minority Leader Mitch McConnell: Stick with former President Donald Trump during his impeachment…
Continue ReadingAs crews in Washington, DC, started dismantling some security fencing within hours of President Joe Biden’s inauguration, it remained clear…
Continue ReadingDays from the end of Donald Trump’s term, his administration rushed to push through possible legal land mines to make President Joe…
Continue ReadingNational Security Agency General Counsel Michael Ellis, who was installed by former President Donald Trump during his final days in office, was put…
Continue ReadingThe Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s first Cabinet nominee Wednesday evening, voting to approve his pick for director of national…
Continue ReadingHours after he was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden signed 17 executive actions to begin overhauling the…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a slate of acting agency heads after taking office without a single one of his Cabinet nominees in place…
Continue ReadingRepublican 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 ReadingVice President Kamala Harris formally swore in three new, barrier-breaking Democratic senators on Wednesday afternoon following her own inauguration,…
Continue ReadingBarack Obama greeted Kamala Harris with a fist bump at the inauguration on Wednesday, a gesture that carried symbolic weight as the history-making…
Continue ReadingRepublican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas is waiting for an answer from President Joe Biden’s director of national intelligence nominee Avril…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden is directing the Department of Education Wednesday to extend the suspension of federal student loan payments and interest.…
Continue ReadingHours after he was sworn in, President Joe Biden announced the US plans to reenter the Paris climate accord, the landmark international agreement…
Continue ReadingPresident 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 ReadingPresident Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a slate of acting agency heads after taking office without a single one of his Cabinet nominees in place…
Continue ReadingThe 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…
Continue ReadingIn 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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WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, just walked off Marine One and onto the stage at Joint Base Andrews for his…
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The Presidential Inauguration of Joe Biden is set to take place Wednesday morning in Washington,…
Continue ReadingHere is a look at the life of Vice President Kamala Harris. Personal Birth date: October 20, 1964 Birth place: Oakland, California Birth name: Kamala…
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Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that “democracy…
Continue ReadingAfter campaigning on a promise to heal a fractured nation, President-elect Joe Biden will begin the work of uniting the country Wednesday when he is…
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in on Wednesday as the next president of the United States on an Inauguration Day that will look like no…
Continue ReadingActing Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen is resigning Wednesday at noon, ending a tenure marked by the things that didn’t happen, including no…
Continue ReadingFirst lady Melania Trump did not write her own “thank you” notes to the White House residence staff who have cared for her and her family…
Continue ReadingAfter campaigning on a promise to heal a fractured nation, President-elect Joe Biden will begin the work of uniting the country Wednesday when he is…
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in on Wednesday as the next president of the United States on an Inauguration Day that will look like no…
Continue ReadingThe invitations have been scaled back by the pandemic and the security has been heightened by the insurrection, but Joe Biden’s inauguration as…
Continue ReadingAmong incoming President Joe Biden’s Day One priorities: Begin rolling back climate and environmental policies of the Trump administration,…
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden will issue an executive order to dissolve the 1776 commission, a panel stood up by President Donald Trump as a rebuttal to…
Continue ReadingPresident Elect Joe Biden, and wife Jill, are en route to The White House. Biden and his wife have left Delaware and will head to Church first.…
Continue ReadingIn a matter of hours, President Joe Biden will inherit a Democratic-controlled House of Representatives and Senate. But the narrow majorities in both…
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President-elect Joe Biden will direct the Department of Education Wednesday to extend the suspension of federal student loan payments and…
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President-elect Joe Biden will kick off his term by rolling out a series of immigration executive actions, moving swiftly to undo many Trump…
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One of the modern Inauguration Day traditions for presidents leaving office is to write their successors a letter offering best wishes and advice.…
Continue Reading As his term comes to an end, President Donald Trump revoked a rule he signed early in his term that imposed a five-year lobbying ban for…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump pardoned his former chief strategist Steve Bannon in a last-minute decision made only hours before he is scheduled to depart…
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden is expected to ask for US Surgeon General Jerome Adams’ resignation soon after he is sworn-in on Wednesday, and…
Continue ReadingVice President-elect Kamala Harris is expected to swear in three new, barrier-breaking Democratic senators on Wednesday afternoon after her own…
Continue ReadingA wide range of Senate Republicans are noncommittal about whether they are considering convicting Donald Trump of committing high crimes and…
Continue ReadingThe White House announced early Wednesday that President Donald Trump has granted a pardon to rapper Lil Wayne and a commutation to rapper Kodak…
Continue ReadingA group of House conservatives is pushing to challenge Liz Cheney‘s role as conference chairwoman, trying to force a special meeting to discuss…
Continue ReadingAntony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the State Department, said Tuesday that he plans to swiftly appoint an LGBTI envoy,…
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for defense secretary, retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, pledged on Tuesday that he will “uphold the…
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department has notified Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina that it has closed the insider trading investigation into him.…
Continue ReadingWith just one day left until President-elect Joe Biden takes office, five of his Cabinet nominees faced Senate panels as part of the first step of…
Continue ReadingSen. Josh Hawley blocked quick consideration of President-elect Joe Biden’s Homeland Security nominee, Alejandro Mayorkas, on Tuesday, leaving…
Continue ReadingA US Army soldier was arrested Tuesday on terrorism charges after federal prosecutors said he allegedly attempted to assist ISIS’ efforts to…
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