A Look At Harris' Busy Inauguration Day
On Wednesday, Kamala Harris was sworn in as the country's first female, Black, Asian American vice president. NPR follows her on Inauguration Day.
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For 1st Time In 150 Years, Outgoing President Doesn't Attend Inauguration
Former President Donald Trump skipped Wednesday's inauguration, defying a long-lasting tradition. He held his own farewell ceremony before going to Florida.
Biden Expected To Sign Flurry Of Day 1 Executive Orders
Drawing on his campaign promise to take action from Day 1 in office, President Biden is set to sign a slew of executive orders Wednesday — including several to reverse Trump administration policies.
Newly Elected GOP Congresswoman On Biden's Presidential Agenda
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with newly elected Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., about President Biden's speech and what parts of his agenda she can get behind.
During Inaugural Address, Biden Calls For Unity Amid Multiple National Crises
In his inaugural address, President Biden urged Americans to come together to move past the multiple crises facing — and, in some cases, dividing — the nation.
Biden Receives Presidential Escort To The White House
The new administration and their families were escorted to the executive mansion after traveling to Arlington National Cemetery to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
President Biden And Predecessors Attend Wreath-Laying Ceremony At Arlington Cemetery
Biden and Vice President Harris joined in the tribute alongside former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
'Defend The Truth And Defeat The Lies': Biden Moves Past Trump's War On Media
President Biden called for Americans to listen to one another and to disagree on the basis of facts, obliquely invoking the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol as the cost of trafficking in lies.
'Not Broken But Simply Unfinished': Poet Amanda Gorman Calls For A Better America
The 22-year-old composed a poem, "The Hill We Climb," that acknowledges the recent insurrection attempt, but turns resolutely toward hope. "The new dawn blooms," she writes.
No Large Protests In D.C., As President Biden Is Inaugurated
Some 25,000 National Guard members are in the city where insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol just two weeks ago.