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Outside the gates, hundreds gather in D.C. to see Biden and Harris make history
Though security barricades kept visitors blocks away from the Capitol, hundreds tried their best to catch a glimpse of President Joe Biden’s inauguration.
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On Day One, Biden targets Trump policies on climate, virus
Biden on Wednesday will end construction on Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall, end the ban on travel from some Muslim-majority countries, and rejoin the Paris Climate Accord.
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Democrats gaining Senate control as 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.
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President Biden will extend student loan payment freeze through Sept. 30
President Joe Biden plans to ask the Education Department to extend pandemic relief for about 41 million federal student loan borrowers through September 30th.
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Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman: ‘Even as we grieved, we grew.’
Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she called out to the world “even as we grieved, we grew."
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Indian village cheers for Harris during swearing-in as U.S. VP
Residents of a tiny Indian village surrounded by rice paddies flocked to a Hindu temple, setting off firecrackers and praying and as they watched Kamala Harris take her oath.
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Biden takes the helm as president: ‘Democracy has prevailed’
Biden used his inaugural address to urge people to come together to heal a nation left deeply divided by a tumultuous four years.
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Trump departs White House, with deadly Capitol riot defining tumultuous term
It’s the first time in more than a century that a sitting president has rejected the tradition of attending his successor’s inauguration.
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Watch live: Biden inauguration ceremony and events
What to watch for on Inauguration Day as Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States.
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Philly has a wish list ready for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Philly helped deliver Joe Biden and Kamala Harris their Election Day win. Here’s how he could repay the city, residents say.
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Here’s what to expect at Joe Biden’s inauguration
After 36 years representing Delaware in the U.S. Senate, and eight years as vice president, Joe Biden’s journey to the White House officially starts today.
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Biden Transportation nominee is a friend to Philly bicyclists, advocates say
Biden’s nominee, former NYC DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg came to Philly last year to keynote the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s Vision Zero conference.
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These Pa. leaders helped beat Trump. Here’s what they expect from Biden
Many agree on at least one thing: when Biden takes office, they aren’t expecting all the concerns of the Trump years to magically disappear.
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Listen 2:14Sales of US Constitution topped 1 million during Trump years
Along with dystopian novels and White House tell-alls, the U.S. Constitution has been a best-seller during the Trump years.
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‘Shameful’: US virus deaths top 400K as Trump leaves office
It is just short of the estimated 409,000 Americans who died in 2019 of strokes, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, flu and pneumonia combined.
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