Your Thursday Briefing
Your Thursday Briefing repercussions of the U.S. leadership change and the record death toll from Covid-19. Image A fist bump between President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the Capitol in Washington.Credit...Ruth Fremson/The New York Times ‘This is democracy’s day’ Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. on Wednesday became the 46th president of the United States, promising to move the nation forward on a path of unity, while Kamala Harris became the first woman — and the first person of color — to be sworn in as vice president. “Democracy has prevailed,” Mr. Biden said during...