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READ: Pete Buttigieg, transportation secretary nominee, opening statement

January 21, 2021 7:01 am CNN Newsource

In remarks prepared for delivery ahead of his confirmation hearing Thursday, transportation secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg previews his vision for…

READ: President Joe Biden’s schedule for his first full day in office

January 21, 2021 6:49 am CNN

President Joe Biden’s first full day in office Thursday will include an intelligence briefing and a meeting with his administration’s…

Impeachment trial hangs over Biden’s first days in office

January 21, 2021 5:23 am CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden is calling for unity, but with an impeachment trial of an ex-President around the corner, a long list of nominations still to be…

Evidence shows Capitol rioters brutally attacked police with flagpoles, fire extinguishers and fists

January 21, 2021 4:45 am CNN Newsource

The unprecedented images spoke for themselves, but as prosecutors start filing criminal charges against pro-Trump rioters who attacked the US…

Biden brings a dose of normal to a beleaguered nation

January 21, 2021 4:34 am CNN

When President Joe Biden walked into the White House on Wednesday holding hands with his wife, it all seemed so normal. His daily schedule had been…

Biden changes America in an instant — but tougher challenges loom

January 21, 2021 4:26 am CNN

On the first morning of Joe Biden’s presidency, America has changed utterly, and not at all. Already shredding Donald Trump’s legacy,…

Buttigieg to testify for transportation secretary post at confirmation hearing

January 21, 2021 4:24 am CNN Newsource

Pete Buttigieg will testify before a Senate panel on Thursday considering his nomination for transportation secretary, putting the former South Bend,…

Biden says Trump left him a ‘very generous letter’ before departing White House

January 21, 2021 4:04 am CNN

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that former President Donald Trump left him a “very generous letter” before departing the White House.…

Former Presidents Obama, Bush and Clinton honor Biden as America’s new leader in joint video

January 21, 2021 3:53 am CNN

Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton honored President Joe Biden Wednesday evening as America’s new leader in a…

Biden is inheriting a nonexistent Covid-19 vaccine plan from Trump administration, sources say

January 21, 2021 3:19 am CNN Newsource

Newly sworn in President Joe Biden and his advisers are inheriting no coronavirus vaccine distribution plan to speak of from the Trump…

An inauguration like no other: Notable moments of a momentous day

January 20, 2021 11:35 pm CNN

President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday looked a bit different from past ceremonies ushering in a new administration. The day’s…

What made ‘Celebrating America’ soar

January 20, 2021 10:50 pm CNN

Other inaugural celebrations have festooned chilly Washington, DC, nights in white ties, gilded gowns, and crowded dance floors. Not this one. Forget…

‘This moment belongs to all of us:’ Black women exult as Kamala Harris walks into history

January 20, 2021 10:20 pm CNN Newsource

Human rights lawyer Tara Murray had hopes of somehow witnessing Kamala Harris’ vice-presidential oath in person. But a raging pandemic and the…

Fox News host Judge Jeanine lobbied Trump during his last few hours in office to pardon her ex-husband. It worked.

January 20, 2021 10:19 pm CNN Newsource

Fox News host Judge Jeanine successfully lobbied former President Donald Trump in an eleventh-hour effort to pardon her ex-husband in the final hours…

For many parents, the swearing-in of Kamala Harris was an inspirational teaching moment for their kids

January 20, 2021 10:01 pm CNN

The moment Kamala Harris took her oath of office on Wednesday to become the first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president was an…

Divisive policies and actions from Trump-era that Biden could decide to alter

January 20, 2021 9:50 pm CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden assumed the office intent on healing a deeply fractured country and reversing former President Donald Trump’s divisive…

Biden rescinds 1776 commission via executive order

January 20, 2021 9:10 pm CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden on Wednesday issued an executive order to dissolve the 1776 commission, a panel stood up by President Donald Trump as a rebuttal…

DHS pauses some deportations for 100 days

January 20, 2021 8:49 pm CNN Newsource

The Department of Homeland Security is pausing deportations for 100 days, the department announced late Wednesday, with some exceptions. The…

Amanda Gorman calls on Americans to ‘leave behind a country better than the one we were left’ in powerful inauguration poem

January 20, 2021 8:34 pm CNN Newsource

Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first-ever youth poet laureate, challenged Americans Wednesday to unify and “leave behind a country better…

Biden’s inaugural speech got it exactly right

January 20, 2021 8:27 pm CNN

Words matter, and on Wednesday Joe Biden faced the first challenge of what will surely be a challenging presidency. His inaugural address arrived in…