Washington President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the US intelligence community, Avril Haines, made clear Tuesday that she intends to continue “speaking truth to power” if confirmed as the first woman to occupy the role, an apparent dig at her immediate predecessors who faced a constant barrage of criticism for failing to do the same during the Trump administration.
Biden’s solicitor general will play critical role in early efforts to undo Trump policies
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Washington President Joe Biden will name a powerhouse lawyer, Elizabeth Prelogar, to serve as acting solicitor general, in an acknowledgment that the office charged with representing the government before the Supreme...
There will be no Trump china collection due to cost and time, source says
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The Trump administration will not have its own signature collection to display in the White House China Room -- another departure from protocol for the outgoing first family. Timing and exorbitant cost prevented out...
Jill Biden’s inauguration ‘gown’ inspired by unity, designer says
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The formal dress and matching coat worn by first lady Jill Biden Wednesday night for inaugural festivities were designed with inspiration from new administration's message of unity, says the designer Gabriela Hearst...
In Biden’s Oval Office, Cesar Chavez takes his place among America’s heroes
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The Oval Office décor quickly changed after President Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday. Walls featuring figures such as Andrew Jackson were replaced with portraits of Founding Fathers and busts of civil rights ...
Inside Joe Biden’s newly decorated Oval Office
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Washington The press got its first glimpse of President Joe Biden's Oval Office on Wednesday, showing how in a matter of hours the office has visibly transformed in both dramatic and subtle ways to reflect the taste ...
How Donald Trump could destroy the GOP, in 1 easy step
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Moments before Donald Trump boarded Air Force One for the final time on Wednesday morning, he offered this cryptic message to his supporters: "We will be back in some form. Have a good life." Which, undoubtedly, str...
Trump lays last-minute land mines for Biden on immigration: ‘Anything to make it difficult’
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Days from the end of Donald Trump's term, his administration rushed to push through possible legal land mines to make President Joe Biden's goal of immigration reform more difficult. Biden has outlined an ambitious ...
READ: Joe Biden’s inaugural address
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Inaugural Address by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. As Prepared for Delivery The United States Capitol Chief Justice Roberts, Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice President ...
The most important line in Joe Biden’s inaugural address
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About halfway through his inauguration speech, President Joe Biden said something very important about the work of Washington -- and how he envisions his presidency. "Politics doesn't have to be a raging fire destro...
How animals transfer power from one leader to another: Brute force, inheritance and consensus
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Bees, chimps, clownfish and hyenas all live in groups with a leader or dominant individual. So do many other animals. How does power shift from one animal to another? The transfer of power is sometimes not that sim...
Trump tells people he’s decided to pardon Steve Bannon as one of his final acts in office
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President Donald Trump has decided to pardon his former chief strategist Steve Bannon, in a last-minute decision made only hours before he is scheduled to depart the White House for a final time. Officials caution...
Trump mythologizes his skill as a builder. He will be remembered for destruction
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This was excerpted from the January 19 edition of CNN's Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers. Click here to read past editions and subscribe. President Donald Trump will be gone...