Verkose president Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday announced the senior leadership of the committee charged with planning and executing what will be an unprecedented presidential inauguration, as it is set to take place during a global pandemic.
US Postal Service removing mailboxes for security reasons ahead of inauguration
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The US Postal Service has temporarily removed some mailboxes in several major cities across the country, a security measure ahead of next week's inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Mail collection has been su...
Biden to sign executive orders rejoining Paris climate accord and rescinding Muslim ban on first day
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President-elect Joe Biden plans to sign roughly a dozen executive orders, including rejoining the Paris climate accord and ending the travel ban on predominantly Muslim countries, on his first day in office, accordi...
Dustin Higgs executed less than a week before Inauguration Day
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Dustin John Higgs was executed in the early hours of Saturday morning becoming the 13th and last federal death row inmate to be executed since the Justice Department restarted federal executions in July 2019. He had...
What history can teach Biden about facing insurrection on Inauguration Day
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Biden elevates White House science post to Cabinet level
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President-elect Joe Biden is elevating the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to a Cabinet-level position, a move that highlights the emphasis the incoming administration plans to pu...
The world will take away a tragic truth from Biden’s inauguration
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Biden to outline plan to administer Covid-19 vaccines to Americans Friday
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President-elect Joe Biden will outline his plan to administer Covid-19 vaccines to the US population on Friday at an event in Wilmington, Delaware, according to his transition team. Biden has said his first priorit...
Biden builds out communications staff with chief photographer and deputy press secretary
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The incoming Biden administration appointed a dozen communications staffers on Friday, including deputy press secretary and chief photographer. The appointments round out the White House press shop, communications o...
Biden taps Lisa Monaco as homeland security adviser to inauguration amid rising threats
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President-elect Joe Biden has asked Lisa Monaco, his deputy attorney general nominee, to temporarily step away from those duties and serve as a homeland security adviser to his inauguration team, a Biden transition ...
Secret Service director reminds employees to be nonpartisan ahead of Biden inauguration
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US Secret Service director James Murray sent an agency-wide memo on Wednesday reminding all employees to remain professional and act in a nonpartisan manner as they carry out their duties for next week's inauguratio...
Trailblazing firefighter hopes to inspire unity when she recites Pledge of Allegiance at Biden’s inauguration
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Washington When Andrea Hall leads the nation in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at Joe Biden's inauguration next week, she'll not only represent the kind of progress envisioned by the incoming president but she'll ...