Live updates: Biden s tone, flurry of orders underscore new day for U.S.
Jan. 21, 2021
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In this May 9, 2019, file photo, state Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove, of Bakersfield, talks with reporters at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Grove, who drew criticism after she promoted a conspiracy theory that Antifa activists attacked the U.S. Capitol, will be replaced as the Republican leader in the California Senate.Rich Pedroncelli / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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In this image from video, Vice President Kamala Harris swears in Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., on the floor of the Senate Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Padilla was appointed to replace Harris as one of California s Senators upon her election as Vice-president of the United States.Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
President Biden was sworn in as the nation s 46th president a little before noon on Wednesday.
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Harris gives first public remarks as vice president during inaugural celebration
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Vice President Harris touted American resilience Wednesday night in her first speech in the role at the inaugural celebration.
“We not only dream, we do. We not only see what has been, we see what can be. We shoot for the moon, and then we plant our flag on it,” said Harris, the first woman, Black woman and South Asian woman elected to the position.
Biden staffers get to work at White House- WASHINGTON (AP) The Latest on Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration (all times local):2:35 p.m.President Joe Biden’s team has started moving into the White House.The building began humming again with activity a few hours after Biden’s inauguration.