Biden’s Inauguration Will Look Like No Other
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Harris to Be Sworn In by Justice Sotomayor at Inauguration
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday, a history-making event in...
Researchers: More Than a Dozen Extremist Groups Took Part in Capitol Riots
In the days since the violent Jan. 6 rampage at the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters, a fuller picture has emerge...
Armed Protests Feared Ahead of Inauguration
The FBI is issuing new security warnings ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, citing potential armed protests in state...
Biden Names Geneticist for New Cabinet-level Post on Science
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden named pioneering geneticist Eric Lander as the director of the Office of Science and Technology Polic...
In Unprecedented Move, US Ambassador to UN Meets Virtually with Taiwan President
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft met virtually with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen Wednesday night after her...
Biden Picks Samantha Power for USAID Post
President-elect Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he has picked Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under Pre...
US Law Enforcement Authorities Step Up Investigation of Capitol Hill Riots
U.S. law enforcement authorities are stepping up a criminal investigation into Wednesday's attack on the U.S. Capitol by suppor...
Beijing Warns US Will Pay ‘Heavy Price’ if UN Ambassador Goes to Taiwan
China on Thursday threatened that the United States would pay a “heavy price” if its United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft kept plan...
Biden Expected to Nominate Boston Mayor Walsh for Labor Secretary
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary, U.S. news agencies report. Rhode Is...
US Capitol Has Seen Violence Over 220 Years, But Not Like This
In more than 220 years, the U.S. Capitol had seen nothing like it: a roiling mob, forcing its way past its majestic marble columns,...
