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    Politics
    Pro-Trump protesters seeking to force Congress to overturn the election results swarm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, two weeks before President-elect Joe Biden is scheduled to gives his inaugural address there.
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    In His Inaugural Address, Biden Seeks To Move Past 'American Carnage'

    Jan 17, 2021
    With the country reeling from the pandemic, racial injustice and the Capitol riot, President-elect Joe Biden must transcend the "typical gauzy appeals to national unity" of past inaugural addresses.
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    Biden Transition Updates
    President Donald Trump waves while boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews before a Jan. 12 trip to Texas. He's planning a departure ceremony there on Wednesday, while skipping the traditional send-off at the Capitol.
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    On Biden's Inauguration Day, Trump Will See Himself Out

    Jan 16, 2021
    In perhaps his final unprecedented act as president, Trump will skip the inauguration and traditional send-off, holding a departure ceremony at Joint Base Andrews before a flight home to Florida.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    Dr. David Kessler (top right during a briefing before the election) has been a top coronavirus adviser to President-elect Joe Biden for months.
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    Biden Administration Will Rename 'Operation Warp Speed,' Citing Trump 'Failures'

    Jan 15, 2021
    The Biden transition team also announced that Dr. David Kessler will be the White House's chief science officer for the COVID-19 response.
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    Biden Transition Updates
    President-elect Joe Biden plans to name a slate of career officials as acting heads of agencies until the Senate confirms his picks.
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    His Cabinet Still Unconfirmed, Biden Looks At Plan B For Early Days In Office

    Jan 14, 2021

    Normally, the Senate confirms a few Cabinet officials before Inauguration Day. But President-elect Joe Biden will need to turn to career civil servants for help because of delays.

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    Biden Transition Updates
    President-elect Joe Biden is poised to take over the White House's Twitter accounts.
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    Twitter Will Reset @POTUS Account To 0 Followers After Biden Transition

    Dec 23, 2020
    The president-elect's transition team is pushing back against Twitter's decision, which is a reversal from the last presidential transition.
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    Politics
    Then-Vice President Joe Biden presides over a joint session of Congress in January 2017 to formally name Donald Trump as president-elect.
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    FACT CHECK: What Pence And Congress Can And Can't Do About The Election

    Dec 22, 2020
    Many Republicans have indicated they will object to the formal electoral vote count. There is a good chance it will become a spectacle, but there's next to no chance it will change the outcome.
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    Biden Transition Updates
    Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, "For my part, I am ready for interaction and contacts with you," according to the Kremlin.
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    Putin Congratulates Biden On His Victory Over Trump

    Dec 15, 2020
    The Russian leader contacted U.S. President-elect Joe Biden after the Electoral College affirmed his victory. Putin is one of the last major world leaders to do so.
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    Politics
    The incoming first lady was the subject of a <em>Wall Street Journal</em> opinion article suggesting she stop using the title "Dr." because she is not a physician. Biden received her doctorate in education in 2007.
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    Biden Team Response To Controversial Op-Ed 'Clearly A Political Strategy,' Editor Says

    Dec 14, 2020
    Paul Gigot, editorial page editor of The Wall Street Journal, writes, "There's nothing like playing the race or gender card to stifle criticism."
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    Science
    Former Secretary of State, John Kerry poses on Martha's Vineyard in Vineyard Haven, Mass., on Sept. 18, 2020.
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    As Climate Envoy, Kerry To Seek 'Ambition' With 'Humility'

    Dec 10, 2020
    One challenge facing John Kerry in his new role as climate envoy to President-elect Joe Biden will be to convince other governments the U.S. will abide by its commitments.
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    Biden Transition Updates
    Dr. Rochelle Walensky is President-elect Joe Biden's pick to head the CDC. Here, she speaks at a 2006 HIV conference in Washington, D.C.
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    Biden Names Massachusetts Doctor to Lead CDC

    Dec 07, 2020
    Dr. Rochelle Walensky is an infectious disease expert and teaches at Harvard Medical School. She will replace Robert Redfield, the current director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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    Analysis
    President Trump leaves after speaking in the Diplomatic Room of the White House on Thanksgiving.
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    The Political World Starts To Move On From Trump

    Dec 05, 2020
    The president continues to cry foul about an election he lost, but he's running out of time and options, as even his own party is beginning to abandon him.
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    National
    A woman wears a hijab and an American flag mask during an election celebration last month in New York's Times Square.
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    Majority of Muslims Voted For Biden, But Trump Got More Support Than He Did In 2016

    Dec 04, 2020
    Despite anti-Muslim rhetoric and policies, President Trump appears to have gotten more support from American Muslims in the 2020 election than four years ago.
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    National Security
    Avril Haines has been nominated as the first woman to be the director of national intelligence, a position that oversees all 17 intelligence agencies. Here, Haines speaks after President-elect Joe Biden introduced her last week in Wilmington, Del.
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    The Winding Journey Of Avril Haines, Biden's Pick To Lead U.S. Intelligence

    Nov 30, 2020
    Avril Haines, the first women nominated to the top intelligence post, took a strange path to this job. She studied judo in Japan, physics in college, and rebuilt a plane that she later crash-landed.
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    Planet Money
    Then-Sen. Joe Biden, in August 2001, on his first trip to China as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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    Biden Vs. Biden On China

    Nov 24, 2020
    In the early 2000s, Joe Biden helped bring China and America closer. Now, not so much.
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    National
    President-elect Joe Biden is set to choose Antony Blinken as secretary of state. He served as deputy secretary of state and deputy national security adviser under President Obama.
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    Biden Reportedly To Choose Antony Blinken For Secretary Of State

    Nov 22, 2020
    The president-elect is expected to announce the nomination of Blinken, who served as deputy secretary of state and deputy national security adviser under President Obama, early this week.
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    Religion
    Yazidi refugees from Iraq are among those fleeing religious persecution. The Biden administration promises to allow refugees into the U.S. at much higher numbers than the Trump administration did.
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    Biden Gives New Hope To Refugees Fleeing Religious Persecution

    Nov 20, 2020
    Joe Biden intends to admit 125,000 refugees in his first year. Many will be fleeing religious persecution. While highlighting persecution, President Trump cut refugee admissions to 15,000.
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    National
    House lawmakers called on General Services Administration Administrator Emily Murphy to provide a briefing to Congress on her delays in ascertaining Joe Biden's election win.
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    Top House Democrats Demand Biden Transition Briefing From GSA Chief

    Nov 19, 2020
    Democrats want answers from General Services Administration Emily Murphy as to why she has delayed ascertaining President-elect Joe Biden's election win.
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    Elections
    Arizona presidential election results from MSNBC are displayed during Democratic Senate candidate Mark Kelly's Nov. 3 election-night event in Tucson, Ariz. Like many other news organizations, NBC held off on calling Arizona for Joe Biden, while The Assoc
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    AP Explains Calling Arizona For Biden Early, Before It Got Very Close

    Nov 19, 2020
    Fox News and The Associated Press, which NPR relies on, were the earliest to call Arizona for Biden. Other networks didn't follow for days, as Biden's lead shrank dramatically and some doubted the AP.
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    National
    While campaigning in November 2019, Joe Biden talked with a protester about his stance on deportations at a town hall at Lander University in Greenwood, S.C. The Biden administration says it will rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, starting with
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    For Immigrants, Election Promises Relief From An 'Atmosphere Of Terror'

    Nov 18, 2020
    The 2020 election is expected to usher in a major shift in immigration enforcement — particularly in suburban Atlanta, where newly elected sheriffs are pledging to limit how they cooperate with ICE.
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    National
    "There's this sense that decisions about the pandemic are being made in cities and kind of imposed on rural spaces," said Kathy Cramer, an expert on the rural-urban divide at the University of Wisconsin.
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    Biden's Win Shows Rural-Urban Divide Has Grown Since 2016

    Nov 18, 2020
    In the 2020 election, the rural-urban divide sharpened even further from 2016, with Republicans consolidating power in rural America which could help them hold onto the U.S. Senate.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    A traveler wears face masks at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday. While increased restrictions are being discussed across the nation, many people are not heeding mask-wearing rules.
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    U.S. Adds 184,000 Coronavirus Cases In 1 Day, With No End In Sight

    Nov 14, 2020
    The country set another record for daily infections. America is the world leader in COVID-19 fatalities. President-elect Joe Biden expressed alarm and urged the Trump administration to take action.
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    National
    The 2020 census has been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, historic hurricane and wildfire seasons, last-minute schedule changes, and President Trump's call to leave unauthorized immigrants out of a key census count.
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    Can President-Elect Biden Redo The 2020 Census? It's Complicated

    Nov 12, 2020
    Concerns about the accuracy of the census after Trump officials cut the count short have led to calls for a do-over. But the proposal comes with major legal, financial and logistical complications.
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    Live Updates: 2020 Election Results
    Joe Biden speaks Thursday in Wilmington, Del., with Sen. Kamala Harris at his side. World leaders reacted to Biden's victory, mostly congratulating the president-elect and vice president-elect.
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    World Leaders Congratulate Biden On Win, And Some Celebrate Trump's Defeat

    Nov 07, 2020
    Statements poured in congratulating Joe Biden on his election victory — including from President Trump's global allies. Iranian and Palestinian leaders expressed relief at the president's loss.
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    Politics
    Bethany Lind Mendenhall and her husband, Eric Mendenhall, say they're concerned about the division they see in the country.
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    How Georgia Turned From Red To Purple

    Nov 06, 2020
    In a state not won by a Democratic presidential candidate for nearly three decades, officials are predicting a recount, saying the result will come down to a margin "less than a large high school."
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    Elections
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    Where Presidential Election Votes Are Still Being Counted

    Nov 05, 2020
    After notching narrow victories in Michigan and Wisconsin on Wednesday, Joe Biden holds a lead in the march to 270. All eyes are on four key states: Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada and North Carolina.

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