A new turn in history: Kamala Harris sworn in as 49th VP
After half a century as a senator and vice president, Biden assumes the presidency at a time when the country faces health, economic and societal crises. Among a small group watching from the VIP section were fellow trailblazers, including President Obama, the first and only Black president, and his wife, Michelle Obama, and Hillary Clinton, the first woman to win a major party’s presidential nomination. Harris’ family, including her two adult stepchildren and her sister, Maya, stood nearby — the most diverse family ever to reach the national political stage. “Watching this with my 6-...