Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, taking the oath of office at an inauguration unlike any other in the nation's history politico.com/news/2021/01/2…
Unlike past swearing-in ceremonies, Biden assumed office before a National Mall that has been cleared of observers.
At age 78, he becomes the oldest president in American history and the 15th vice president to ascend to the presidency. politi.co/3sHlC6T
Watch President Joe Biden recite the oath of office 👇
Biden overwhelmingly appealed to the themes of national unity and bipartisan compromise that he had dutifully preached since the earliest days of the Democratic primary and had continued to echo throughout the contentious general election campaign politi.co/3sHlC6T
Biden also repeated his pledge to "be a president for all Americans", even those who did not vote for him saying "disagreement must not lead to disunion" politi.co/3sHlC6T
"Today, on this January day, my whole soul is in this — bringing America together, uniting our people, uniting our nation. And I ask every American to join me in this cause.” politi.co/3sHlC6T
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President Biden is inheriting a big mess, says @lbarronlopez.
Here are the immediate actions he's taking later this evening: He'll be signing 15 executive action and memorandums in the Oval Office and send two requests to agencies politico.com/news/2021/01/2…
In his inaugural address, President Biden reached out to the other side of the aisle — exactly what you'd expect from Biden, who campaigned on being bipartisan, even when it irked Dems, says @hollyotterbein.
Vice President Kamala Harris took her oath of office Wednesday morning, cementing her status as both the first woman and person of color to hold the nation's second-highest office politico.com/news/2021/01/2…
Harris was sworn in on a pair of Bibles, one of which was previously owned by Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall — the first African-American to ever serve on the high court. politi.co/2Ne0KUq
Harris will quickly return to the Senate, where she represented California for the past four years, both to participate in the swearing in of Georgia’s two new Democratic senators and to begin serving as the tie-breaking vote in the evenly divided Senate. politi.co/2Ne0KUq
President Donald Trump will try to recast his legacy away from the partisan violence of the past few weeks in a farewell address to be delivered this afternoon, according to excerpts released by the White House politico.com/news/2021/01/1…
As he leaves office as the only twice-impeached U.S. president, Trump portrayed his political phenomenon as a unifying one, as opposed to the vitriolic, partisan warfare he engaged in throughout his presidency and campaign politi.co/3qNmbuj
After Trump wished goodwill to President-elect Joe Biden, he tacked on that “the movement we started is only just beginning” politi.co/3qNmbuj
Today is Trump’s last full day in office. His final Gallup job approval rating is 34%, the lowest of his term. Tomorrow he retreats to FL, the Senate prepares an impeachment trial, and Biden will be inaugurated.
Today, a new team takes the reins of our unofficial guide to the official Washington—just as one administration leaves power and a new one enters office.
“The great thing about this new team is we all have very distinct lanes,” says @EugeneDaniels2. “It’s gonna be fun as hell.”
The 10 Republicans who voted to impeach:
• Meijer, MI
• Katko, NY
• Newhouse, WA
• Rice, SC
• Gonzalez, OH
• Upton, MI
• Cheney, WY
• Herrera Beutler, WA
• Kinzinger, IL
• Valadao, CA politico.com/news/2021/01/1…