Pence is accepting Biden’s win in a way Trump has not, helping Biden solidify his transition to power. That benefits Biden and Pence for now, but a volatile political landscape lies ahead for both.
Category: Politics
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Near U.S. Capitol, man arrested for carrying gun, ammunition; woman arrested for impersonating police
Both individuals were stopped near checkpoints that are part of an unprecedented inauguration security zone.
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Man accused of smashing Capitol window with Trump flagpole seconds before Ashli Babbitt shooting
Prosecutors have said they are investigating rioters for felony murder, police for excessive force, in woman’s death.
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Apple sued by group insisting it curb Telegram after Capitol attack
The suit amounts to a pressure tactic to get Apple to act toward Telegram as it already has toward Parler, a social media site that swelled with calls for violence and insurrection ahead of the Capitol siege, according to researchers. Apple and Google both have booted Parler from their app stores because of its lax moderation policies, and Amazon Web Services withdrew support as well, disabling Parler last week, on the same grounds.
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Biden plans a flurry of executive orders, new legislation for first days as president
The president-elect has laid out a long list of priorities on immigration, climate change and coronavirus for the beginning of his term.
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Undeterred, Biden will push unity in a capital locked down after an insurrection
The president-elect aims his message at Americans desperate to move past the Trump era.
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Republicans call for unity but won’t acknowledge Biden won fairly
Many Congressional Republicans have refused to acknowledge the election was not stolen, the baseless claim that drove thousands to take part in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Kamala Harris will resign her Senate seat Monday
Vice President-elect served four years in Congress.
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Biden wins wide approval for handling of transition, but persistent GOP skepticism on issues will cloud the opening of his presidency, Post-ABC poll finds
Americans trust the president-elect’s decisions more than Trump’s four years ago, but less than Obama’s in 2009.
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Heading into unprecedented inauguration, D.C. mayor claims the national spotlight
Democrat Muriel E. Bowser has been a constant presence since the Capitol riot on national TV, often talking up statehood.
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Biden pledges to build scores of new vaccine sites and prioritize older Americans
The incoming president said he will use FEMA to build vaccine centers in schools and stadiums as the U.S. death toll approaches 400,000.
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Off-duty police were part of the Capitol mob. Now police are turning in their own.
There’s been a notable break in the so-called “blue wall of silence,” an aspect of police culture that encourages officers to ignore misconduct by their peers.
