The Hill Articles: January 20, 2021

Clinton, Bush, Obama reflect on peaceful transition of power on Biden’s Inauguration Day Three National Guardsmen killed after military helicopter crash in New York Katy Perry and her ‘Firework’ close out inauguration TV special Arizona Republican’s brothers say he is ‘at least partially to blame’ for Capitol violence GOP operative installed as NSA top lawyer placed on administrative leave: reports Teen who bonded with Biden over stutter recites passage from JFK inaugural address Biden reverses Trump’s freeze on $27.4 billion in funds Tom Hanks: After years of ‘troubling rancor,’ Inauguration Day ‘is about witnessing the permanence of our American ideal’ Finance Committee vote on Yellen nomination scheduled for Friday Bruce Springsteen kicks off ‘Celebrating America’ special with ‘Land of Hope and Dreams’ Trump’s pardons harshly criticized by legal experts Scars of Capitol attack permeate high-security inauguration Biden signs executive order rescinding controversial 1776 Commission Biden asked Trump’s surgeon general to resign before he was even inaugurated Biden swears in senior staff and warns: Disrespect each other and you’ll be fired ‘on the spot’ Biden’s first foreign leader call to be with Canada’s Trudeau on Friday Biden reverses Trump executive order restricting diversity training Budowsky: Democracy won, Trump lost, President Biden inaugurated Overnight Health Care: Biden signs first executive actions as president | Amazon offers to help Biden with vaccine distribution | Pence delivers coronavirus task force report to Biden Biden inauguration marks shift in scattered COVID-19 response Senate confirms Biden’s intel chief, giving him first Cabinet official Overnight Defense: Biden inaugurated as 46th president | Norquist sworn in as acting Pentagon chief | Senate confirms Biden’s Intel chief Biden moves to halt US exodus from World Health Organization Biden replaces Andrew Jackson portrait in Oval Office, adds Cesar Chavez bust Biden’s inauguration marked by conflict of hope and fear Harris now ‘the most influential woman’ in American politics OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Biden recommits US to Paris climate accord | Biden nixes Keystone XL permit, halts Arctic refuge leasing | Interior secretary rescinds wilderness protection order before leaving office National Archives launches official Trump presidential library online Romney: Founders didn’t intend pardons to be used for ‘cronies’ Biden taps career civil servants to acting posts at State, USAID, UN Biden nixes Keystone XL permit, halts Arctic refuge leasing  Inflation or deflation ahead? Hillicon Valley: QAnon followers struggle to explain Biden inauguration | Trump pardons ex-Google, Uber engineer who plead guilty to stealing trade secrets | Amazon offers to help Biden with vaccine distribution Twitch suspends Trump account indefinitely McConnell faces conservative backlash over Trump criticism Three COVID-19 vaccines under late-stage review for WHO emergency approval Social Security commissioners must be tied to the president On The Money: Biden extends eviction moratorium, student loan forbearance | Stocks hit record highs on Biden’s first day as president | Justice Dept. closes insider trading case against Burr Biden signs first executive actions as president Biden says Trump left him ‘generous’ letter, but won’t give details LGBTQ+ advocates eagerly await Biden’s executive order Biden recommits US to Paris climate accord Former Marine charged with assaulting police officers in Capitol riot says he was ‘caught up in the moment’ Harris receives standing ovation in first Senate appearance as VP The militarization of American democracy Watch Live: Jen Psaki holds first White House briefing for Biden administration Democrats swear in three senators to gain majority Sanders’s inauguration look promptly gets a bobblehead Biden ‘freeze’ of Trump rules could halt environmental rollbacks With a new president and a new Congress, it’s time for Medicare drug price negotiation Macron to Biden and Harris: ‘Welcome back to the Paris Agreement!’ Schumer becomes new Senate majority leader Biden to lift transgender military ban in the coming days America’s first youth poet laureate delivers powerful inauguration message Why did so many women wear purple to Biden’s inauguration today? New York City reschedules 23,000 vaccination appointments due to supply issues Amanda Gorman wore ring gifted by Oprah, honoring Maya Angelou at inauguration Booker brings girlfriend, actress Rosario Dawson, to inauguration Biden greets, fist bumps media members on his way into White House Clyburn: Bush told me I’m ‘savior’ for Biden endorsement Biden asks for resignation of NLRB counsel: report Gorbachev says Biden should work to ‘normalize relations’ with Russia Why aren’t more Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Biden’s Cabinet? K Street concluded 2020 with strong revenues from coronavirus lobbying US ambassador to Israel Twitter account briefly includes West Bank, Gaza Biden says he spoke to Jimmy Carter on eve of inauguration Presidential pardons need to go Trump extended Secret Service protection for family members in final days in office: report A Day One game plan for STEM diversity Students, educators team up to fight LGBTQ+ harassment in schools Record number of women to serve in Biden Cabinet QAnon followers struggle to explain Biden inauguration Washington Post counts 30,573 false or misleading claims in four years by Trump Carbon pricing could be the Biden administration’s climate tool North Carolina counties vote to ban hairstyle discrimination Recruitment message hidden on new White House site Pope says he prays God guides Biden’s reconciliation efforts Amazon offers to help Biden with vaccine distribution Trump administration official Norquist sworn in as acting Pentagon chief A vision for Russia Pence delivers coronavirus task force report to Biden Biden’s Department of Education will extend freeze on student loans Congressional leaders present Biden, Harris with flags flown during inauguration Biden to sign executive orders on climate, health care, immigration in first two weeks Denver Post editorial board defends Boebert against ‘blatantly sexist and elitist attacks’ Clinton says it meant ‘great deal’ to hold inauguration weeks after riot Democracy’s gold standard — who sets it now? Man charged with assaulting police officer during Capitol riot Harris’s ancestral Indian village celebrates swearing in with firecrackers, prayer Good luck, Joe — you’ll need it! Top Senate Democrat backs waiver for Biden Pentagon nominee Liz Cheney gets 2022 primary challenger after voting to impeach Trump Feds arrest right-wing media figure who promoted storming Capitol Sanders defends his inauguration outfit: In Vermont, ‘we’re not so concerned about good fashion’ Barbie launches Maya Angelou doll ahead of Black History Month Donald Trump had an economic record that will be remembered Alpha Kappa Alpha declares Jan. 20 ‘Kamala D. Harris Day’ to celebrate fellow member’s ‘historic moment’ GOP senators praise Biden’s inauguration speech China builds quarantine camp capable of holding more than 4,000 people Amanda Gorman says she referenced ‘Hamilton’ in inauguration poem Biden grandchildren say they’ll look to Obama daughters for guidance Harris, Emhoff bid Pences farewell from Capitol steps Consumer bureau director resigns after Biden’s inauguration Kayleigh McEnany leaves letters for incoming Biden press officials READ: Biden’s inaugural address READ: Transcript of Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem Was 2020 a turning point for identity politics? Netherlands proposes ban on flights, first curfew since WWII to combat coronavirus ‘Leslie Knope’ trends as fans remember Biden’s appearances on ‘Parks and Rec’ Trump removes tariffs on aluminum from UAE shortly before leaving office China sanctions Pompeo and more than two dozen US figures World leaders congratulate Biden on becoming president Chris Wallace: This was best inaugural address I’ve ever heard Poll: Majorities of voters confident in Biden’s ability to achieve key agenda items Assessing Trump’s legacy: Will the good outweigh the bad, or vice versa? Amanda Gorman becomes youngest inaugural poet in US history The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Sights and sounds from Inauguration Day Barbara Lee dons Shirley Chisholm’s pearls for Inauguration Day: ‘Because of Shirley Chisholm, Vice President Harris is’ Garth Brooks at inauguration calls on Americans to sing ‘Amazing Grace’ together LA residents joke small earthquake during inauguration was state celebrating Pfizer and BioNTech report promising data showing their vaccine’s effectiveness against COVID-19 mutations WNBA says Kelly Loeffler’s team is close to being sold out from under her Biden team needs some quick wins on tech policy Biden sworn in on family Bible his son Beau used Hillary Clinton lauds Kamala Harris’s ‘historical and amazing’ swearing-in Biden urges Americans to join together in appeal for unity Twitter turns over official White House handles to Biden administration What America’s Thinking: January 20, 2021 Jennifer Lopez recites part of pledge of allegiance in Spanish during Biden inauguration Biden faces 100 days of crisis How Biden can end executive order ping-pong Al Gore: ‘If I were still in the Senate, I would vote to convict’ Trump Interior secretary rescinds wilderness protection order before leaving office Social media users celebrate Kamala Harris’s relatability after brief stumble heading to inauguration Biden sworn in as nation’s 46th president Trump pardons ex-Google, Uber engineer who plead guilty to stealing trade secrets Harris takes historic oath as vice president Greta Thunberg jabs Trump as he leaves office Obama to Harris as she arrives to inauguration: ‘So proud of you’ Lady Gaga sings national anthem ahead of Biden inauguration Trump pardons ex-husband of Fox News host Jeanine Pirro Trump is gone, a political pariah — but with influence Exactly one year after Patient One was hospitalized in US, Biden shifts coronavirus-fighting strategy Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman escorts Kamala Harris to inauguration Right-wing extremists, including man arrested after Capitol riot, using Christian fundraising site: CNN Biden to overturn Trump’s climate legacy on first day in office We must go honest to ‘go green’ US Chamber of Commerce to Biden, Congress: Business community ‘ready to help’ A parade of purple at Biden inauguration Challenge of Our Time: The COVID-19 Vaccine Surgeon General Jerome Adams says Biden transition asked him to resign Why pretend senators can ‘do impartial justice’? Rising: January 20, 2021 Secret Service records confirm investigation into John Mulaney over Caesar assassination joke Obama to Biden before inauguration: ‘This is your time’ Stocks close at record highs on first day of Biden presidency Assange, Snowden among those not included on Trump pardon list Trump leaves Biden a note before departing White House Grocery store chain LIDL giving employees paid time off to get coronavirus vaccine Joe Biden must usher in a new era Annika Sörenstam says she didn’t ‘second guess’ accepting Medal of Freedom after Capitol riot López Obrador urges Biden administration to give legal status to Mexicans working in US Incoming Biden press secretary says outdoor inauguration shows country’s ‘resolve’ Wildfires hit Northern California after destructive 2020 season Pfizer, BioNTech say vaccine likely as effective against COVID-19 variant first found in UK How many more immigrants and who should they be? Trump leaves White House, promises to be back in ‘some form’ Trump’s enduring legacy on regulation Chrissy Teigen to Trump: ‘History will not be kind to you, you absolute psychopath’ Stronger DOD means a safer America This thorough 19-course CompTIA training will fully prepare you for IT certification exams 21 kitchen tools to make you a better cook in 2021 China calls Pompeo ‘doomsday clown’ after its treatment of Uighurs labeled genocide Rouhani calls on Biden administration to return to Iran nuclear deal: ‘The ball is in the US court now’ Trump leaves White House for final time as president Historic and unprecedented inaugurations Webb: A virtual inauguration and silence Biden expected to ask surgeon general to resign after inauguration ceremony: report LIVE INAUGURATION COVERAGE: Biden signs executive orders; press secretary holds first briefing Watch live: Biden inaugurated as 46th president How America’s weaknesses have facilitated Russia’s successes Majority in new poll says Trump did not ‘Make America Great Again’ Watch live: Trump departs DC ahead of Biden inauguration Schedule of Biden-Harris Inauguration Day: Timeline of events and how to watch Pelosi: Trump could be an accessory to murder ‘because he instigated that insurrection’ DC should look to states and governors for path forward Trump revokes 5-year lobbying ban for administration officials on last day in office The Hill’s Morning Report – President Biden, Vice President Harris begin work today Democrats torn on impeachment trial timing Biden faces tall order in uniting polarized nation Here’s what you need to know about Inauguration Day Kamala Harris’s inauguration is historic milestone Biden to send Congress immigration reform bill after being sworn in Biden to nix border wall, ‘Muslim ban’ on first day in office Biden to extend eviction moratorium, student loan forbearance Biden to rejoin Paris agreement, revoke Keystone XL permit  Slew of Biden orders on COVID-19 to include resuming WHO membership Biden to sign flurry of executive actions in first hours of presidency Here’s how presidents move into the White House in just hours on Inauguration Day Lil Wayne gets 11th hour Trump pardon Trump grants clemency to more than 100 people, including Bannon