The worst of Trump’s pardons
In his final full day in office, President Donald Trump refrained from the most outrageous possible abuses of the pardon power. Perhaps wary of…
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How a US presidential inauguration works
The invitations have been scaled back by the pandemic and the security has been heightened by the insurrection, but Joe Biden’s inauguration as…
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor to administer vice presidential oath to Kamala Harris
On Wednesday, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants, and Sonia Sotomayor, the nation’s first Latina Supreme Court…
Continue ReadingBiden puts Trump’s climate and environmental rollbacks in his crosshairs
Among incoming President Joe Biden’s Day One priorities: Begin rolling back climate and environmental policies of the Trump administration,…
Continue ReadingBiden to rescind 1776 commission via executive order
President-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…
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Here are the executive actions Biden is expected to take on Inauguration Day
President-elect Joe Biden plans to take 17 executive actions in the first hours of his presidency Wednesday, signing a flurry of executive orders,…
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How the narrow Senate majority will shape Biden’s presidency
In 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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Trump pardons Steve Bannon as one of his final acts in office
President Donald Trump pardoned his former chief strategist Steve Bannon in a last-minute decision made only hours before he is scheduled to depart…
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Biden prepares to conjure hope and bear pain for a grieving nation
Joe Biden’s life of resilience in the face of unbearable loss will take on new meaning when he steps up to deliver his inaugural address…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Biden to ask for US Surgeon General Jerome Adams’ resignation and name acting official
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to ask for US Surgeon General Jerome Adams’ resignation soon after he is sworn-in on Wednesday, and…
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Biden transition team denies outgoing acting defense secretary transitional office space
The Biden transition team has declined to give outgoing acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller office space and resources for his transition out…
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5 things to know for January 20: Inauguration, Covid, pardons, China, soldier arrest
It’s Inauguration Day in America, and CNN will have live coverage all day, so you can tune in (or stream online without a cable log-in) and…
Continue Reading‘A vote of conscience’: GOP senators signal that Trump’s fate is in their hands
A wide range of Senate Republicans are noncommittal about whether they are considering convicting Donald Trump of committing high crimes and…
Continue Reading Trump revokes rule barring lobbying by former officials as he leaves office
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 Reading Biden to start fast on immigration with DACA, border wall and travel ban
President-elect Joe Biden will kick off his term by rolling out a series of immigration executive actions, moving swiftly to undo many Trump…
Continue Reading Biden will extend student loan payment deferrals until October
President-elect Joe Biden will direct the Department of Education Wednesday to extend the suspension of federal student loan payments and interest.…
Continue Reading Trump grants clemency to rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black in final flurry of presidential power
The White House announced early Wednesday that President Donald Trump has granted a pardon to rapper Lil Wayne and a commutation to rapper Kodak…
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Finally I can unclench my jaw and exhale
I can finally feel myself beginning to unclench my jaw, drop my shoulders, and exhale. The past four years have felt like a lifetime. That 2016…
Continue ReadingGroup of House conservatives pushing to oust Liz Cheney, an effort Republican aides still view as a long shot
A group of House conservatives is pushing to challenge Liz Cheney‘s role as conference chairwoman, trying to force a special meeting to discuss…
Continue ReadingBiden’s secretary of state pick vows to appoint LGBTI envoy and allow embassies to fly pride flag
Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the State Department, said Tuesday that he plans to swiftly appoint an LGBTI envoy,…
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