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After Trump, Biden aims to reshape the presidency itself

January 20, 2021 Jon Lemire, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — When Joe Biden takes the oath of office Wednesday outside the U.S. Capitol, he will begin reshaping the office of the presidency itself as he sets out to lead a bitterly divided […]

Biden aims for unifying speech at daunting moment for US

January 19, 2021 Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President-elect Joe Biden will take the stage for his inaugural address at perhaps the most difficult starting point for a president since Franklin Roosevelt began his first term by assuring a nation […]

Harris prepares for central role in Biden’s White House

January 19, 2021 Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kamala Harris will make history on Wednesday when she becomes the nation’s first female vice president — and the first Black woman and the first woman of South Asian descent to hold […]

Pence calls VP-elect Kamala Harris to offer congratulations

January 17, 2021 Jill Colvin and Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President Mike Pence has called his soon-to-be successor Kamala Harris to offer his congratulations, according to two people familiar with the conversation. It’s the first known contact between the elected members […]

Biden unveils $1.9T plan to stem COVID-19 and steady economy

January 15, 2021 Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Bill Barrow, Associated Press

WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan to end “a crisis of deep human suffering” by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the […]

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Future uncertain for Trump order expanding education choices during pandemic

January 14, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — With the incoming Biden administration signaling it will be more hostile to school choice initiatives, the future may be uncertain for an executive order issued on Dec. 28, 2020, by President Donald Trump […]

Biden picks Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo as commerce secretary

January 9, 2021 Will Weissert, Michelle R. Smith and Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President-elect Joe Biden has picked Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to lead the Commerce Department, helping set trade policy and promote U.S. opportunities for growth domestically and overseas. Raimondo, a former venture […]

Biden inauguration to feature virtual, nationwide parade

January 8, 2021 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration will include a “virtual parade across America” consistent with crowd limits during the coronavirus era, organizers announced. Following the swearing-in ceremony on Inauguration Day on Jan. 20 on […]

Biden introduces Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general nominee

January 7, 2021 Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo and Darlene Superville, Associated Press

WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden introduced Merrick Garland as his pick for attorney general on Thursday, naming the judge to “de-politicize” the Justice Department. “The past four years we’ve had a president who’s made […]

Three with ties to NC named to Biden White House digital office

December 29, 2020 North State Journal Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Presumptive President-elect Joe Biden announced members of the White House Office of Digital Strategy Monday. “Communicating transparently and honestly with the American people is one of the most important responsibilities of a […]