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Vice President Harris: A new chapter opens in U.S. politics
Vice President Kamala Harris broke the barrier Wednesday that has kept men at the top ranks of American power for more than two centuries when she took the oath to hold the nation's second-highest office.
17 House GOP freshmen write to Biden about working together
The group includes several lawmakers who backed challenges to the electoral votes, as well as those who voted last week to impeach President Trump.
Fact check: Biden's inaugural address
Joe Biden gave his inaugural address after being sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. NPR reporters annotated his speech live with fact checks and analysis.
Trump revokes administration ethics rules on his way out the door
Members of the Trump administration won't have to wait five years before lobbying the agencies where they worked. Trump had been highly critical of former President Bill Clinton for a similar reversal.
Trump bids farewell to Washington, hints of comeback
Donald Trump pumped his fist and waved as he departed the White House on Marine One Wednesday for the last time as president, leaving behind a legacy of chaos and tumult and a nation bitterly divided.
Watching history from afar, some Harris supporters feel 'robbed' of a big moment
For so many people, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' inauguration is a momentous occasion. But it is also a moment that has been stripped of much of the traditional pomp and circumstance.