Inauguration Day events after Joe Biden sworn in as president
Updated on: January 21, 2021 / 12:02 AM / CBS News Moments to remember from Biden-Harris inauguration
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office Wednesday. Mr. Biden took the reins of power as 46th president of the United States at a perilous time in American history, and he urged a bitterly divided country to unite around defeating the deadliest pandemic in a century.
CBSN s coverage is continuing throughout the day with anchors Anne-Marie Green, Vladimir Duthiers, Tanya Rivero, Elaine Quijano and Lana Zak. CBSN politics reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns is delivering live updates from Washington, D.C., and Quijano is anchoring a special edition of Red & Blue at 5 p.m. ET.
Updated on: January 19, 2021 / 8:15 AM / CBS NEWS Trump to pardon, commute up to 100 people
President Trump plans to spend his last full day in office on Tuesday issuing 100 pardons or commutations, a senior administration official and a senior White House official tell CBS News. Meanwhile, the Senate will reconvene that day for the first time since the House impeached Mr. Trump last week, and will begin confirmation hearings for some of President-elect Joe Biden s Cabinet nominees.
It s not yet known who Mr. Trump plans on pardoning, although one source said the president isn t expected to pardon himself.
Mr. Trump stayed out of the public eye on Monday, while first lady Melania Trump issued a farewell video. She did not directly reference the January 6 assault on the Capitol, but she did say, Be passionate in everything you do, but always remember that violence is never the answer and will never be justified.