Articles filed under Political Figures
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Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman: 'Even as we grieved, we grew.'Jan 20, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK - The country has a new president and may well have a new literary star. In one of the inauguration's most talked about moments, poet Amanda Gorman summoned ima...
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Analysis: Biden issues call to unity that comes with urgencyJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - As newly inaugurated leaders often do, President Joe Biden began his tenure with a ritual call for American unity. But standing on the same Capitol steps wh...
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The Latest: Biden issues order to rejoin Paris climate accordJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has signed a series of executive orders from the Oval Office hours after his inauguration. Biden wore a mask while seated behind the Res...
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'We will be back in some form': Trump bids farewell to WashingtonJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - His presidency over, Donald Trump bid farewell to Washington on Wednesday but also hinted at a comeback despite a legacy of chaos, tumult and bit...
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'Democracy has prevailed': Biden takes the helm as presidentJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that "democracy has prevailed" and summoning American resilience a...
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Biden's first act: Orders on pandemic, climate, immigrationJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - In his first official acts as president, Joe Biden is signing executives orders on a broad range of issues, from the coronavirus pandemic to climate change and immigrati...
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Watch: Performance suburban filmmakers directed for Biden's inaugurationJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - Up-and-coming filmmakers Jason Polevoi of Buffalo Grove and Teddy Wachholz of Arlington Heights landed a last-minute gig of a lifetime: the chance to film a musical perf...
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Trump pardons ex-strategist Steve Bannon, dozens of othersJan 19, 2021 11:05 pm - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon in the final hours of his White House term as part of a flurry of clemency action that ...
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Hollywood returns: Bruce, Garth, Gaga, J.Lo headline Biden inaugurationJan 19, 2021 10:00 pm - A full-throated, supremely confident Lady Gaga belted out the national anthem at President Joe Biden's inauguration in a very Gaga way - with flamboyance, fashion and pa...
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Biden picks 1st transgender person for Senate-confirmed postJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the f...