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Biden to Kick Off Presidency With Executive Action Blitz

Coronavirus, controversial Trump decisions will be among first issues addresses

(Newser) - In his first hours as president, Joe Biden plans to take executive action to roll back some of the most controversial decisions of his predecessor and to address the raging coronavirus pandemic, his incoming chief of staff said Saturday. The opening salvo would herald a 10-day blitz of executive actions...

Police Arrest Armed Man Near Capitol

Virginia contractor presented credentials but wasn't authorized to enter the area

(Newser) - A Virginia man was arrested at a security checkpoint near the US Capitol on Friday evening after police said they found a pistol and more than 500 rounds of ammunition in his pickup. Seeing stickers on the truck with messages such as "If they come for your guns Give...

McConnell: Impeachment a 'Vote of Conscience'

A trial date has not yet been set

(Newser) - President Trump's impeachment trial is likely to start after Joe Biden's inauguration, and the Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, is telling senators their decision on whether to convict the outgoing president over the Capitol riot will be a “vote of conscience.” The timing for the trial, the...

Inauguration Poet to 'Touch' on Capitol Attack

Amanda Gorman was chosen to read by the Bidens

(Newser) - At age 22, poet Amanda Gorman, chosen to read at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, already has a history of writing for official occasions. "I have kind of stumbled upon this genre. It's been something I find a lot of emotional reward in, writing something I can...

Joe Biden Has a New Twitter Account
Joe Biden Has a
New Twitter Account
Jan 15, 2021 9:00 AM CST

Joe Biden Has a New Twitter Account

He's 'starting from zero' at @PresElectBiden

(Newser) - A big transition will be happening on Twitter as well as in the White House on Wednesday. President-elect Joe Biden was on Friday issued the Twitter account @PresElectBiden , and it will become the @POTUS account at 12:01pm on Jan. 20, the BBC reports. Unlike when Barack Obama's official...

Biden Plans $1.9T for Stimulus, Vaccinations

President-elect will outline $1.9T package in address to nation

(Newser) - President-elect Joe Biden plans to present his $1.9 trillion plan for economic relief and stepped-up coronavirus vaccinations to the nation on Thursday evening. It includes $1,400 stimulus payments to Americans, on top of the $600 approved by Congress last month, the Hill reports. The package devotes $415 billion...

GOP Lawmaker Will Try to Impeach Biden Next Week

Marjorie Taylor Greene says Biden is 'willing to abuse the power of the presidency'

(Newser) - A freshman GOP lawmaker wants to get the ball rolling on impeaching Joe Biden on the president-elect's first full day in office. After President Trump was impeached for a second time Wednesday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene told Newsmax that she plans to file articles of impeachment against Biden on...

Joe Biden's Amtrak Ride to DC Is Out

Plans change amid security concerns for inauguration

(Newser) - President-elect Joe Biden will no longer be taking an Amtrak train to Washington for his inauguration because of security concerns, a person briefed on the decision told the AP on Wednesday. The president-elect’s decision reflects growing worries over potential threats in the Capitol and across the US in the...

Trump Slaps Cuba With Terrorism Label

New sanctions could make it tougher for Biden to improve relations

(Newser) - The Trump administration on Monday redesignated Cuba as a "state sponsor of terrorism," hitting the country with new sanctions that could hamstring President-elect Joe Biden's promise to renew relations with the communist-governed island nation. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the step, the AP reports. He cited...

Biden Goes With William Burns to Head Up CIA

'The American people will sleep soundly'

(Newser) - President-elect Joe Biden announced Monday he has chosen veteran diplomat William Burns to be his CIA director. A former ambassador to Russia and Jordan, Burns, 64, had a 33-year career at the State Department under both Republican and Democratic presidents. He rose through the ranks of the diplomatic corps to...

Kim Jong Un Slams N. Korea's 'Biggest Enemy'

Spoiler alert: That would be the United States

(Newser) - President-elect Biden is on the brink of moving into the White House, but as far as Kim Jong Un is concerned, that doesn't change how he views the United States. In fact, per North Korean state media, Kim says the US remains his nation's "biggest enemy" and...

Decision on Inauguration Became Easier

Pence plans to attend, with or without Trump

(Newser) - President Trump hasn't said yet whether he'll watch President-elect Joe Biden take the oath of office on Jan. 20. But Vice President Mike Pence plans to attend the inauguration, Politico reports. The outgoing vice president's presence would be intended as an endorsement of a peaceful transfer of...

Rhode Island Governor Joining Biden's Cabinet

It's Gina Raimondo for Commerce, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for Labor

(Newser) - The Biden Cabinet is filling out, even as the Trump Cabinet is shrinking . The president-elect on Thursday announced two more key picks:
  • Commerce: Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo gets the nod. She was a former venture capitalist before entering politics, and Politico reports that she was a top-tier candidate for
...

Trump: 'There Will Be an Orderly Transition'

He issues statement through social media director

(Newser) - After months of rejecting the election result, culminating in the storming of the Capitol by his supporters, President Trump has finally promised an orderly transition of power. The president—whose Twitter account has been temporarily locked —issued a statement via social media director Dan Scavino soon after Congress certified...

Biden: 'It's Not a Protest, It's an Insurrection'

Trump tells protesters 'go home in peace'

(Newser) - As pro-President Trump protesters ran riot inside the US Capitol Wednesday, President-elect Joe Biden warned that democracy was under "unprecedented assault." Biden—who had planned to deliver remarks on the economy—spoke out and called for "just simple decency" after the invasion abruptly halted the session of...

Biden to Skip Traditional Inaugural Parade

He'll instead receive a presidential escort to White House

(Newser) - As expected , President-elect Biden will be skipping the traditional inaugural parade due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But he will still get a presidential escort to the White House after he's sworn in on Jan. 20, the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced Sunday. Some key Inauguration Day differences, per USA ...

Iran to Raise Enrichment Level
Iran Increases 
Nuclear Tension
Jan 2, 2021 5:15 PM CST

Iran Increases Nuclear Tension

20% uranium enrichment will be the high point since the 2015 deal took effect

(Newser) - In the biggest violation yet of an international nuclear agreement, Iran is going ahead with enriching its uranium to 20% purity. A nuclear bomb requires 90% purity, but the Iran nuclear deal of 2015 had limited enrichment levels to less than 4%, the BBC reports. Iran has violated provisions of...

Biden: Vaccination Effort Has Fallen 'Far Behind'

He vows to 'move heaven and earth' to up the pace

(Newser) - With December drawing to a close, the US is a long way behind on its goal of vaccinating 20 million people by the end of the month. According to the CDC, some 11.4 million doses of coronavirus vaccine have been distributed but only 2.1 million have been administered....

One Trump, One Obama Take Home 'Most Admired' Crowns

Donald Trump ends Barack Obama's 12-year winning streak, while Michelle Obama wins top spot for women

(Newser) - Donald Trump didn't beat Joe Biden in the election, but he can notch a win against Barack Obama. In its annual survey on the matter, Gallup pollsters asked 1,000 or so American adults to name, without being given choices, a man and a woman they most admire anywhere...

Biden: Trump Is Obstructing the Transition

Some agencies are cooperating, president-elect says, while others have been 'hollowed out'

(Newser) - President-elect Joe Biden turned up his criticism of President Trump and his appointees' handling of the transition on Monday, saying they're putting up roadblocks. "Right now, we just aren't getting all the information that we need from the outgoing administration in key national security areas," Biden...

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