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Scars of Capitol attack permeate high-security inauguration Rebecca Kheel © Greg Nash / Pool Scars of Capitol attack permeate high-security inauguration President Biden was inaugurated Wednesday under the cover of unprecedented levels of security, just two weeks after a deadly siege on the Capitol. Thousands of National Guardsmen from around the country flooded into D.C. to prevent a repeat of Jan. 6, when violent Trump supporters stormed the Capitol intent on overturning the election results. The insurrection marred America's tradition of a peaceful transfer of power betwe...

After being sworn in as president Joe Biden began his inaugural address declaring, “Democracy has prevailed.”

Ellen Knickmeyer Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff arrive for the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP) January 21, 2021 - 4:04 AM Like 8,000 flying trapeze artists passing in midair, the Biden and Trump administrations swapped out senior leadership of the federal government on the fly as Joe Biden was inaugurated as the nation's 46th president. Biden announced the dozens of career civil servants who would be leading federal agencies, pending Senate ap...

A new crew at the Pentagon. Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist is, at least for a time, America’s new Acting Secretary of Defense. In this role, “Norquist will maintain continuity and readiness of the Department until a defense secretary is confirmed,” White House officials announced just after noon Wednesday. (Norquist has been Deputy SecDef since July 2019.) The U.S. military’s new acting service secretaries include: John Whitley at the Army;  Tom Harker for the Navy;  And John Roth is the Air Force’s acting secretary.  More than two dozen incoming defense officials wer...

At the same time U.S. President Joe Biden took office, the Defense Department’s succession plan went into effect, meaning the new administration has appointed placeholders for top roles as the Senate confirmation process continues.