WASHINGTON - Vice President-elect Kamala Harris resigned her Senate seat on Monday, two days before she and President-elect Joe Biden are sworn-in.Harris, who was just the second Black woman senator representing California, confirmed the news on Twitter."Thank you California—it has been an honor serving as your senator for the past four years.

Our country has faced many challenges, but I remain certain that our best days are ahead. I promise to keep standing up for our shared values as your Vice President," Harris wrote.Her resignation will be effective as of 12 p.m.

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Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff will stay in Blair House while VP residence undergoes repairs

WASHINGTON - This is the house where history will be made.Vice President Kamala Harris will soon be residing on the grounds of the Naval Observatory in northwestern Washington, D.C., in a home occupied by several of her predecessors. Harris, 56, will live in the 19th-century home with her husband, Doug Emhoff, 56, at Number One Observatory Circle.

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Walmart expands vaccinations in boost to US Covid-19 program

Walmart Inc is preparing to offer Covid-19 vaccinations in seven more states, as well as in Chicago and Puerto Rico, this week and next, a company spokeswoman told Reuters, expanding beyond the two states where its pharmacists are offering inoculations.The move from the world's largest retailer comes as US President Joe Biden races to accelerate a frustratingly slow vaccination campaign that has stranded about half of the 38 million shots in freezers.This week and next, Walmart will start providing inoculations in Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, South Carolina and Texas as well as in Chicago, and Puerto Rico, the spokeswoman said.Walmart is already vaccinating healthcare workers in New Mexico and its home state of

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‘Bernie Sanders with mittens’ is the first meme of the Biden era

Bernie Sanders was warding off the cold on Wednesday, when he wore a remarkably practical winter coat, mittens and a mask to U.S. President Joe Biden‘s inauguration.The Vermont senator became the first mega-viral meme of the Biden era Wednesday afternoon after he was photographed with his legs and mittens crossed while sitting on a folding chair at the event.

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Senate OKs waiver allowing Biden's secretary of defense pick, Gen. Lloyd Austin, to serve in role

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Democratic-controlled Congress easily passed legislation Thursday required to confirm retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as President Joe Biden’s secretary of defense, brushing aside concerns that his retirement occurred inside the seven-year window that safeguards civilian leadership of the military.It would be the first measure to be signed into law by brand-new President Joe Biden.The Senate sent the measure exempting Austin from the seven-year rule to Biden after a 69-27 Senate tally that came moments after a comparably lopsided 326-78 House vote.

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Coronavirus: Fauci says vaccines work on ‘mutant’ variants, but there is plan to adjust if needed

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Native Americans question use of folk song at inaugural

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – On the first day of Joe Biden's presidency, Native Americans had reason to celebrate. Biden canceled construction of the border wall that threatened to physically separate Indigenous people living on both sides.He also canceled a permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline that tribes fought in court for years, and he agreed to restore the boundaries of the first national monument created specifically at the request of tribes in southern Utah.

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Student loan payment pause extended through Sept. 30 by Biden executive orders

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Education will extend the pause on federal student loan payments and interest rates will remain at 0% after an executive order by President Joe Biden."Too many Americans are struggling to pay for basic necessities and to provide for their families.

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AKA sorority members celebrate Kamala Harris inauguration

CHICAGO – Elizabeth Shelby had her inauguration outfit planned weeks in advance: blue jeans, a Kamala Harris sweatshirt, a green coat, and pink Chuck Taylors as an homage to her sorority’s colors and Vice President Harris’ signature shoe. And pearls, just like the ones Harris wore when she graduated from Howard University, was sworn into Congress, and was sworn in as the first woman, first Black and South Asian person, and first Alpha Kappa Alpha member to serve as vice president.Shelby, a member of the Alpha Psi chapter of AKA, had hoped to wear her pearls at the inauguration in Washington, D.C.

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TC Energy cutting more than 1,000 Keystone XL construction jobs as work halted

TC Energy Corp. is planning to eliminate more than 1,000 construction jobs related to its decision to halt work on its Keystone XL pipeline expansion project.The company suspended work on the project Wednesday as U.S.

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Keystone XL pipeline halted as Biden revokes permit

TORONTO, ONT – Construction on the long disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline halted Wednesday as incoming U.S. President Joe Biden revoked its permit on his first day in office.The 1,700-mile (2,735-kilometer) pipeline was planned to carry roughly 800,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta to the Texas Gulf Coast, passing through Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma.“The Permit is hereby revoked,” Biden's executive order says.

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Most Pennsylvania GOP supported Trump to the end, and still do

HARRISBURG - With Donald Trump out of the White House, Pennsylvania’s Republican Party shows no sign of walking away from a president who lost control of Congress, carried out an unprecedented campaign to overturn an election and is blamed by some in his party for inciting a violent assault on the country’s democracy.Save for two notable exceptions, Pennsylvania’s top Republican politicians stayed loyal to Trump as he tried to undo his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state and refused blame for the siege of the U.S.

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Buttigieg aims for 'generational' change at Transportation

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of transportation, Pete Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration’s ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure, calling it a “generational opportunity” to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change.

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On first full day in WH, Joe Biden to sign 10 executive orders to combat Covid

Washington: President Joe Biden will sign 10 executive orders on Thursday to fight the coronavirus pandemic, including directing that disaster funds be used to help reopen schools and requiring that people wear masks on planes and buses, officials said.Biden, a Democrat who took over from Republican President Donald Trump on Wednesday, has promised a fierce fight against the pandemic that killed 400,000 people in the United States under Trump's watch."We’re entering what may be the toughest and deadliest period of the virus and must set aside politics and finally face this pandemic as one nation," the president said in his inauguration speech.One order will require mask-wearing in airports and on certain modes of public transportation,

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Biden inauguration marks multiple firsts for ceremonies

Whether it was the empty crowds on the National Mall due to potential threats, or Donald Trump snubbing his successor’s oath-taking, President Joe Biden’s inauguration veered far from historic traditions.

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President Biden preaches healing and unity in unprecedented U.S. inauguration ceremony

In an inauguration ceremony unlike any other, U.S. President Joe Biden told a divided America that it’s time to heal. Paul Johnson reports.

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Senate confirms Biden 1st Cabinet pick as Democrats control

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‘It’s over’: QAnon believers left reeling after Biden replaces Trump

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LA native Amanda Gorman makes history as youngest inaugural poet

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‘A more perfect union’: Bush, Clinton, Obama echo Biden’s calls for unity on Inauguration Day 2021

WASHINGTON - During the "Celebrating America" broadcast special after the historic inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, three former presidents — Bill Clinton, George W.

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6-year-old Exton girl gets big surprise when Kamala Harris includes her letter on social media

EXTON, Pa. - Sahana Iyer, 6, of Exton beams as she talks about a letter she wrote Kamala Harris that the vice president included in a tweet Tuesday as part of a social media campaign called "Letters to Kamala.""Dear Miss Harris, I hope you are a wonderful Vice President. I cannot believe you are of Indian descent just like me."It all started with a tweet from the Biden Inaugural committee calling on all kids saying Harris wanted to hear from the next generation of leaders with advice, questions, and art."I honestly didn't expect anything to come out of it.

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University of Delaware marching band return home after performing in inaugural parade

WASHINGTON - Fresh off their inaugural performance the buses rolled back onto campus at the University of Delaware.Thirty five members of the Blue Hen marching band drumline spent Wednesday afternoon escorting President Joe Biden on his trip to the White House."It can’t be overstated. Probably one of the better experiences of my life," Chris Rochester said.They are among only two civilian groups invited to perform in-person."It’s actually a sit back and smile moment.

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Biden and Harris appeal for hope, ask Americans to 'see beyond crises' on Inauguration Day 2021

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the nation Wednesday after their historic inauguration, making an appeal for hope and unity, and asking weary Americans to "see beyond crises."Following the inauguration ceremony Wednesday afternoon, actor Tom Hanks hosted a prime-time televised event celebrating America’s 46th president and the nation’s first-ever female vice president, Kamala Harris.The event opened with a performance by folk legend musician Bruce Springsteen. The inaugural special, titled "Celebrating America," echoed Biden’s calls for unity amid a difficult time in the nation’s history. Biden gave brief remarks during the special, repeating calls for Americans to come together and heal.

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'Celebrating America': Inauguration Day 2021 special kicks off as Biden takes helm in White House

WASHINGTON - Following the historic inauguration of President Joe Biden Wednesday, actor Tom Hanks hosted a prime-time televised event celebrating America’s 46th president and the nation’s first-ever female vice president, Kamala Harris.The event opened with a performance by folk legend musician Bruce Springsteen.

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Keystone XL oil pipeline construction stops as Biden moves to revoke permit

TORONTO - Construction on the long-disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline halted Wednesday as incoming U.S.

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Pandemic, tight security leaves D.C. streets quiet for inauguration

The streets of Washington remained quiet for President Joe Biden’s inauguration, as the COVID-19 pandemic and potential security threats loomed over what should have been a cause for mass celebrations.

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What’s ahead for Canada-U.S. relations during Joe Biden’s presidency

As President Joe Biden takes office, his administration poses new opportunities – and challenges – for Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. From the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline to detention of the Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, in China, Mercedes Stephenson explains what may be in store for Canada-U.S.

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Senate confirms Biden nominee Avril Haines as director of national intelligence

WASHINGTON - The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Avril Haines as director of national intelligence, giving President Joe Biden the first member of his Cabinet and placing the first woman in charge of the nearly two-decade old agency.Haines, a former deputy director of the CIA and deputy national security adviser in the Obama administration, was confirmed with an overwhelming 84-10 vote, signaling a bipartisan desire for confirming Biden's national security nominees and installing strong leadership after four turbulent years for the intelligence community.Former President Donald Trump spent much of his presidency criticizing intelligence officials, doubting them and installing loyalist leaders — retribution for a probe into his ties to Russia

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Biden revokes presidential permit for Keystone XL pipeline expansion on 1st day

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'Don’t haste ye back': Scotland's leader says 'cheerio' to Trump, congratulates Biden, Harris

EDINBURGH, Scotland - As former President Donald Trump departed the White House Wednesday morning for his new home in Florida, Scotland’s first minister said many people in her country "will be very happy to say ‘cheerio’ to Donald Trump." Speaking ahead of President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan.

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Where Biden stood, reminders of a failed insurrection

WASHINGTON – The reminders of the siege were everywhere.On the very spot where President Joe Biden delivered his inaugural address, an insurrectionist mob had tried — and failed — to overturn his election just two weeks before. Nearby, at the West Terrace doors, a Capitol police officer was brutally assaulted with a flagpole in a one of the siege's most chaotic moments.And from the podium, the starkest sight of all: a National Mall mostly empty, dotted with troops, the usual crowd of spectators replaced by a silent field of American flags.The Associated Press has the privilege of a seat on the inaugural platform every four years in a tradition dating as far back as anyone can remember.

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Fellow Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority sisters watch Kamala Harris become vice president making history

ORLANDO, Fla. – Twelve years after the first African American president was sworn in, the United States made history once again with the first female Vice President Kamala Harris.“To know Dr. Biden is now the First Lady and then to see that Vice President Kamala Harris is in there at the same time is one of those moments where it’s like, I can do this,” Brooke Jameson, a law student at Florida’s A&M College of Law said.

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Vice President Kamala Harris bids farewell to predecessor Mike Pence in ‘honorary departure’

WASHINGTON - Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, stood on the U.S.

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Boy Scout Troop 358 proud to take part in historic Inauguration Day

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‘Parade Across America’: Performances, stories from everyday Americans featured in inauguration event

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden arrived at the White House Wednesday afternoon after walking an abbreviated parade route, signifying the first time he's in the building as commander in chief. The country’s first-ever virtual inaugural parade commemorated the historic moment.The parade spotlighted everyday Americans and performance groups from a variety of U.S.

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Democrats gain Senate control as new members sworn in, VP Kamala Harris presides

WASHINGTON - Three new senators were sworn into office Wednesday after President Joe Biden's inauguration, securing the majority for Democrats in the Senate and across a unified government to tackle the new president's agenda at a time of unprecedented national challenges.Vice President Kamala Harris drew applause as she entered the chamber to deliver the oath of office to the new Democratic senators — Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock and Alex Padilla — just hours after taking her own oath at the Capitol alongside Biden. 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."Today, America is turning over a new leaf.

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Clyburn: Bush called him a 'savior' for boosting Biden

COLUMBIA, S.C. – As they witnessed President Joe Biden take the oath of office on Wednesday, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said former Republican President George W. Bush lauded him as a “savior” for helping get Biden elected.

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Kamala Harris' purple coat, Lady Gaga's lavish costume: American designers reign on Inauguration Day 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Biden and Kamala Harris showcased American designers at their inauguration Wednesday, and Harris gave a nod to women's suffrage and Shirley Chisholm in pearls and purple.U.S. President Joe Biden, First Lady Dr.

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‘Ready to serve’: Kamala Harris sworn in as vice president in historic moment for America

WASHINGTON - Kamala Harris made history on Wednesday, becoming the United States’ first Black, first Asian and first female second-in-command, after being inaugurated alongside President Joe Biden.But this is just one of many firsts for the country and for Harris, the daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants. Her ascension to the vice presidency was marked by history-making moments.US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, incoming Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, arrive for the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th US President on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.

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Joe Biden becomes 46th U.S. president as Florida reports 11,615 new coronavirus cases

ORLANDO, Fla. – As Joe Biden swore the oath of office Wednesday to become the 46th president of the United States, he takes the helm of a looming pandemic that has taken more than 402,000 lives.Biden was eager to go big early, with an ambitious first 100 days that includes a push to speed up the distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations to anxious Americans and pass a $1.9 trillion virus relief package.[TRENDING: Biden will move to reverse these Trump policies | Here’s how to register for COVID-19 vaccine | At least part-time residency required for vaccine in FL]Biden predicted he would take office amid a “dark winter” and the outlook is only getting bleaker.“We’re inheriting a huge mess here,” incoming White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain

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Full transcript: Read President Joe Biden’s inaugural address

WASHINGTON - Joe Biden has sworn the oath of office to become the 46th president of the United States Wednesday. In his first remarks as president, Biden called on Americans to overcome their divisions, declaring in his first address in office that "without unity, there is no peace." You can read his full remarks below.Inaugural Address by President Joseph R.

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Democrats gaining Senate control as new members take oath

WASHINGTON – Three new senators will be sworn into office Wednesday after President Joe Biden's inauguration, securing the majority for Democrats in the Senate and across a unified government to tackle the new president's agenda at a time of unprecedented national challenges.Vice President Kamala Harris is set to deliver the oath of office to the new Democratic senators — Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock and Alex Padilla — just hours after taking her own oath at the Capitol alongside Biden. 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.“Today, America is turning over a new leaf.

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Bernie Sanders’ mittens: Vermont senator’s Inauguration Day outfit lights up social media

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Inauguration Day 2021: Biden placed hand on same family Bible used during his VP, Senate swearing-in

WASHINGTON - Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took their oaths of office on Wednesday using Bibles that are laden with personal meaning, writing new chapters in a long-running American tradition — and one that appears nowhere in the law.The Constitution does not require the use of a specific text for swearing-in ceremonies and specifies only the wording of the president’s oath.

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Florida could become home to President Donald J. Trump Highway

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida could one day be home to the Trump Highway.Republican State Rep. Anthony Sabatini tweeted Wednesday that he will sponsor an amendment to rename U.S.

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President Biden makes first tweet from @POTUS: Here's what it said

WASHINGTON - Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States during Wednesday's inauguration. He now will take over the official @POTUS Twitter account.Shortly after speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Washington, D.C., President Biden made his first tweet from the @POTUS account: "There is no time to waste when it comes to tackling the crises we face.

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Inauguration fashion: Purple, pearls, American designers

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris showcased American designers at their inauguration Wednesday, and Harris gave a nod to women's suffrage and Shirley Chisholm in pearls and purple.Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush also donned hues of purple. Harris has cited Chisholm, a Democrat from New York, as an inspiration for her career.

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