Government Executive Get the latest on need-to-know topics for federal employees delivered to your inbox. email Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed. After a transition marred by President Trump’s refusal to acknowledge his defeat, the surging coronavirus pandemic, a barrage of lawsuits challenging the results of the election, numerous roadblocks from Trump appointees and an attack on the U.S. Capitol, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States at noon on Wednesday and Kamala Harris will become the first woman to be sworn in as vice president. Trump departed the White House early for Florida, before the Inauguration festivities began. Here are some of the headlines you might have missed.