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President-elect Joe Biden is pledging a new path for the nation after Donald Trump’s four years in office.

Associated Press President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, on Wednesday. (AP photo — Manuel Balce Ceneta) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — His presidency over, Donald Trump said farewell to Washington on Wednesday but also hinted about a comeback despite a legacy of chaos, tumult and bitter divisions in the country he led for four years. “So just a goodbye. We love you,” Trump told supporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland where he walked across a red carpet and boarded Air Force One to head to Florida. “We will be...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden declared Wednesday that truth and democracy are under attack in America and he pledged to usher the post-truth era out of U.S. politics. Biden didn’t mention former President Donald Trump by name, but Biden’s inaugural remarks were a clear rebuke of his predecessor, who persuaded millions of Americans to believe […]

AP: Trump’s legacy, by the numbers WASHINGTON (AP) — Words matter. But numbers tell stories, too. Presidential historians and others will plumb them as they assess President Donald Trump’s legacy, Some of the numbers that are part of Trump’s legacy: • 399,008 and counting: Number of U.S. deaths attributed to COVID-19, as of Tuesday. • 6: Coronavirus vaccines being developed and-or distributed under Trump’s Operation Warp Speed program. • 2: Coronavirus vaccines — by Pfizer and BioNTech, and a separate one by Moderna — that U.S. regulators approved in 2020 for emergency use...

Biden picks familiar faces for top roles at FEMA, CIA By AAMER MADHANI and BRIAN SLODYSKOJanuary 15, 2021 GMT President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during an event at The Queen theater, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during an event at The Queen theater, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is nominating New York emergency department commissioner Deanne Criswell to serve as the Federal Emergency Ma...