The Senate confirmed Avril Haines to be director of national intelligence in what was the first confirmation vote of the Biden administration. Continue reading “In First Biden Confirmation Vote, Senate Approves Haines As DNI”
Three Historic Senators Later, Democrats Officially Have Effective Chamber Control
Three men stood side by side, all making history: one the first Black senator from Georgia, one the first Jewish senator from Georgia and one the first Latino senator from California.
With Trump Gone, Biden Admin Stares Down Lingering Prospect Of MAGA Insurgency
During his inaugural address, President Biden alluded to a mammoth, intractable task now facing the country: confronting a nascent, violent, far-right insurgency that coalesced behind Trump and the belief that he was the rightful winner of the 2020 election.
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Feds Keep Up Drumbeat Of Insurrectionist Arrests Throughout Biden’s Inauguration
As Joe Biden took the oath of office at the Capitol on Wednesday, federal agents stayed busy charging and arresting people for allegedly participating in the Jan. 6 attack on the same building.
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Biden Inaugural Confronts The Jan 6 Riot Head-On, Calls For An End To ‘This Uncivil War’
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If President Joe Biden’s inaugural address was drafted more than two weeks ago, it was certainly rewritten after the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Revealed
The story we had ready if Trump had won re-election.
Also, special after-the-fact reaction from one of the experts on authoritarianism we had talked to for that story.
Where Things Stand: It Begins
Most of us weren’t going to believe it until we saw it.
China Sanctions Ex-Trump Admin Officials Including Pompeo, Bannon Within Minutes Of Inauguration
The Chinese government sanctioned a slew of former Trump administration officials on Wednesday, minutes after President Biden’s term began.
President Biden To Relieved Nation: Democracy Has Prevailed
President Joe Biden on Wednesday spoke his first words in that office as those of a national healer and unifier, acknowledging the daunting challenge he faced after four years of violence and angry rhetoric from an ex-president who mined division as a source of power.
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Trump’s Last-Day Pardon List Shows A Soft Spot For Those Accused Of Public Corruption
President Donald Trump has always had a bit of a soft spot for public corruption.
From Duncan Hunter to Chris Collins to Steve Stockman, he’s been quite willing to use his clemency powers to the benefit of politicians who have abused the public’s trust. Tuesday’s lengthy list of last-minute clemencies was no different.