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Joe Biden inauguration LIVE: Biden signs 17 orders to undo Trump's legacy

US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris take oath: Trump departs White House, leaves a letter for Joe Biden. Stay tuned for US President inauguration live updates

US: Democrats gaining Senate control as three new members take oath

The three Democrats join a Senate narrowly split 50-50 between the parties, but giving Democrats the majority with Harris able to cast the tie-breaking vote

VP swears in 3 new senators, Ossoff youngest Democrat to serve since Biden

The swearing-in of the three new senators was groundbreaking as Warnock and Ossoff have become the first Black and first Jewish senators

Donald Trump's global broadcasting chief quits over calls for resignation

Michael Pack resigned as the chief executive office of the US Agency for Global Media just minutes after President Joe Biden was inaugurated on Wednesday. The agency runs the Voice of America

Joe Biden appoints Dan Smith as acting secretary of state: White House

Biden also appointed Andy Baukol as Acting Treasury Secretary and Monty Wilkinson as the Acting head of the Justice Department

Trump's parting gifts to Biden: Roaring stocks, weaker dollar, tons of debt

If history is any guide, the stock market should give Biden a warm welcome. The S&P 500 has risen in the first 100 calendar days in eight of the last 10 presidential terms

US: With a nation in crisis, pressure builds on Joe Biden to deliver

Biden is under significant pressure to turn his pledges of unity and competence into results - and swiftly

Donald Trump pardons ex-strategist Steve Bannon, dozens of others

The pardons and commutations for 143 people, including Bannon, were announced after midnight Wednesday in the final hours of Trump's White House term

Joe Biden, Harris reaffirm racial equity, diverse Cabinet in White House

Biden, 78, and Harris, 56, are due to take over the reigns of the country on January 20

Joe Biden picks Rohit Chopra, Gensler for financial oversight roles

The pick comes as Democrats are eyeing ways to provide student loan relief to millions of Americans as part of a Covid-19 relief package

Kamala Harris acknowledges challenges, says It's not going to be easy

"We''re going into Wednesday knowing that we''re ready to do the work, and we''ve got a lot of work to do. It''s not going to be easy," Harris told reporters

Kamala Harris to resign her Senate seat, will give no farewell floor speech

Harris will be the first Black woman and first woman of South Asian descent to serve as vice president of the US.

US: Joe Biden's long political evolution leads to his biggest test

8-year-old president-elect will inherit stewardship of a nation wrenched by pandemic, seismic cultural fissures and an opposition party's base that considers him illegitimate

Kamala Harris to be sworn in as US VP by Justice Sotomayor on Jan 20

Harris, who will script history as the first female, first Black and first South Asian US vice president, will be sworn in by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic justice in US Supreme Court

Man who stormed US Capitol last week requests Donald Trump for pardon

A man who donned fur, horns and red, white and blue face paint while storming the US Capitol last week is now requesting a pardon from President Donald Trump

Indian-American Garima Verma named digital director in Office of First Lady

Incoming First Lady Jill Biden has named Indian-American Garima Verma as her digital director and Michael LaRosa press secretary, the Biden transition team said

7,000 guards already deployed to Washington for inauguration, says General

The US National Guard already deployed about 7,000 members in order to support security during upcoming Joseph Biden and inauguration on January 20

Snapchat permanently bans President Donald Trump over US Capitol attack

Snapchat has decided to permanently ban US President Donald Trump's account over his role in inciting the Capitol violence

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defends permanent ban on Trump after Capitol attack

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Thursday defended the ban on outgoing US President Donald Trump, saying that it was the right move as offline harm as a result of online speech is demonstrably real

Former FBI director Comey terms US Capitol attack as 'planned assault'

Former FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday said that the evidence he has seen so far suggests the attack on the US Capitol was a 'planned assault'