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 inauguration.
Biden to nominate Gary Gensler for SEC commissioner, Rohit Chopra to lead Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Gary Gensler to serve as the commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Rohit Chopra to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a source famil...
Biden on track to take office without key Cabinet roles in place
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President-elect Joe Biden is on track to take office without key Cabinet members being confirmed on the day of his inauguration, a result of the Republican-led Senate moving much more slowly to schedule confirmation...
All US federal prisons on temporary lockdown ahead of Biden inauguration
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Federal prisons across the United States have been placed under temporary lockdown ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced Saturday that it is securing all institutio...
Young leaders ask incoming Biden administration for a seat at the table
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Washington, DC A cohort of youth-led organizations has asked the incoming Biden administration to create official positions aimed at engaging younger Americans. The groups have drafted a memo asking the Biden adminis...
Muslim advocacy group warns American Muslims and Black communities to avoid state capitol buildings ahead of inauguration
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has issued an advisory warning American Muslims and other minority groups to avoid state capitol buildings and surrounding areas ahead of Inauguration Day. CAIR also ...
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 onderteken uitvoerende bevele wat weer by die klimaatsakkoord in Parys aansluit en Moslem se verbod op die eerste dag herroep
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Die verkose president Joe Biden beplan om ongeveer 'n dosyn uitvoerende bevele te onderteken, onder meer om weer by die Paryse klimaatsakkoord aan te sluit en die reisverbod op hoofsaaklik Moslemlande te beëindig, op sy eerste dag in die amp, ooreenkomste ...
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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Thomas Balcerski gee geskiedenis aan die Eastern Connecticut State University. Hy is die outeur van "Boesemvriende: Die intieme wêreld van James Buchanan en William Rufus King" (Oxford University Press). Hy twiet @tbalcer ...
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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