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    Analysis
    President Biden sits in the Oval Office at the White House after being sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday.
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    6 Takeaways From President Biden's Inauguration

    Jan 21, 2021
    After a chaotic four years, Biden is calling for calm. A new tone was set, but a return to the same old partisan bickering won't solve the problem of millions fed a daily diet of false information.
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    Politics
    Steve Bannon leaves federal court, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, after pleading not guilty to charges that he defrauded donors to an online fundraising scheme to build a southern border wall.
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    Trump Pardons Steve Bannon, Lil Wayne In Final Clemency Flurry

    Jan 19, 2021

    Bannon and Lil Wayne were two of dozens of people granted clemency by Trump just hours before his terms comes to a close.

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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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    Animals
    President-elect Joe Biden at the Delaware Human Society on Nov. 17, 2018, the day he officially adopted his dog, Major.
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    Biden's German Shepherd To Be Celebrated With 'Indoguration' Hosted By Animal Shelter

    Jan 13, 2021
    On Sunday, the Delaware Humane Society will honor the "wags to riches" journey of the future first dog with a virtual ceremony. The Bidens adopted Major from the shelter in 2018.
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    Politics
    The U.S. Supreme Court is seen through a broken window at an entrance of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday.
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    Timeline: How One Of The Darkest Days In American History Unfolded

    Jan 07, 2021
    A mob stormed the U.S. Capitol after President Trump urged supporters to march to the building to oppose the election results. Roughly 14 hours later, Congress affirmed Joe Biden's victory.
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    Politics
    Rep. Devin Nunes, a staunch defender of President Trump, is being awarded the Medal of Freedom, the White House announced on Monday.
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    Trump Gives Medal Of Freedom To Loyalist GOP Congressman Nunes

    Jan 04, 2021
    President Trump is awarding the nation's highest civilian honor to a lawmaker, who the White House claims "uncovered the greatest scandal in American history," even though that has no basis in fact.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    President Trump contradicted an earlier White House statement saying that administration officials would get early access to a COVID-19 vaccine.
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    In Reversal, Trump Says White House Staff Won't Be 1st To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

    Dec 13, 2020
    An administration spokesman said senior government officials would be among the first to get the vaccine, but the president himself later said that White House staff would get it later.
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    Politics
    Corn and Cob, a pair of turkeys that will be "pardoned" by President Trump, attend a "press conference" announcing their names at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington Monday.
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    Trump To Pardon Turkey Again, Trying To Show Normalcy Amid The Abnormal

    Nov 24, 2020
    The strange tradition of a president pardoning a turkey before Thanksgiving will happen again, despite the president holding few public events since losing — and not accepting — the 2020 election.
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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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    Live Updates: 2020 Election Results
    President-elect Joe Biden's dog Champ stands during speeches at the vice president's residence in 2012. When the family returns to Washington, Champ will have to show his younger brother, Major, the ropes.
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    Major And Champ Are Major Champs In This Election: Dogs Return To The White House

    Nov 07, 2020
    A long tradition of presidential pets will be revived in January. And a little history will be made, too: President-elect Joe Biden's younger dog will be the first rescue dog in the White House.
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    Elections
    Although Democratic nominee Joe Biden has an electoral vote edge, President Trump has won key states such as Ohio and Florida and others remain in play.
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    Where It Stands: Election Hinges On Key States, Final Results May Take A While

    Nov 03, 2020
    With no early, blowout victory, the presidential election could come down to votes that may not be counted until well into Wednesday, if not later in the week.
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    National
    President Donald Trump speaks at the Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit on April 24, 2019 in Atlanta. President Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency.
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    Opioid Crisis: Critics Say Trump Fumbled Response To Another Deadly Epidemic

    Oct 29, 2020
    President Trump promised to end America's opioid crisis. On his watch overdose deaths flattened in 2018 then surged again to record levels.
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    Live Updates: Trump Tests Positive For Coronavirus
    President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump join guests in singing "America the Beautiful" during a reception in honor of Gold Star Families on Sept. 27, in the East Room of the White House.
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    New Scrutiny On Trump's Gold Star Family Event After COVID-19 Outbreak

    Oct 08, 2020
    Despite this year's Gold Star event landing amid the pandemic, the White House didn't cancel it. President Trump says when he met these family members, he couldn't bear to keep them at arms-length.
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    Shots - Health News
    A volunteer in a clinical trial for an experimental COVID-19 vaccine receives an injection last month at Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Fla.
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    FDA Releases Long-Awaited COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance

    Oct 06, 2020
    The requirements laid out by the Food and Drug Administration in advice for drugmakers underscore why it's unlikely a vaccine could clear the agency before Election Day.
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    Live Updates: Trump Tests Positive For Coronavirus
    A nurse with the Washington, D.C. Dept. of Health is shown administering a coronavirus test last month. D.C. is now seeing a spike in demand for testing.
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    D.C. Sees Surge In Coronavirus Testing Demand Amid White House Outbreak

    Oct 06, 2020
    "People work in the White House, and those people also shop at my grocery store and are out about town," said one resident. On Monday, there was an 81% increase in tests compared to a week ago.
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    Live Updates: Trump Tests Positive For Coronavirus
    President Trump takes off his face mask Monday night as he arrives at the White House upon his return from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
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    Still Undergoing COVID-19 Treatment, Trump Vows He'll Be Ready To Debate Next Week

    Oct 06, 2020

    One day after President Trump left the hospital to continue his COVID-19 treatment at the White House, he said he plans to participate in the debate scheduled for Oct. 15 in Miami.

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    Live Updates: Trump Tests Positive For Coronavirus
    White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany takes off her face covering before speaking with reporters outside the West Wing of the White House on Friday, the day President Trump announced he had tested positive for the virus.
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    White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Tests Positive For Coronavirus

    Oct 05, 2020
    McEnany said she does not have symptoms but that she will "begin the quarantine process." The news comes as President Trump continues to get treatment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
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    Live Updates: Trump Tests Positive For Coronavirus
    Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a Faith and Freedom Coalition policy conference on Wednesday, Sept. 30 in Atlanta.
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    Pence Working From Home For Now But Plans To Travel On Monday

    Oct 03, 2020
    Vice President Pence has not been going to the White House complex "out of an abundance of caution," a senior official told NPR. But he still intends to go to Salt Lake City ahead of the VP debate.
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    Live Updates: Trump Tests Positive For Coronavirus
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    Trump's Test Highlights Importance Of Masks. Here's How To Make Safer DIY Coverings

    Oct 02, 2020
    Experts say that cloth face coverings are one of the best ways to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Here are three tips to make safer, homemade masks.
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    Live Updates: Trump Tests Positive For Coronavirus
    Monica Scott, a Biden supporter, said she hopes President Trump's positive coronavirus test will cause more Americans to take the virus seriously.
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    'Too Obnoxious' To Be Stopped By The Virus: People React To Trump's Coronavirus Test

    Oct 02, 2020
    Americans woke up Friday to news that the president and first lady both had tested positive for the coronavirus. For many, reactions to the news fell along political lines.
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    Live Updates: Trump Tests Positive For Coronavirus
    A contentious scenario could play out if President Trump disagrees with assessments of his ability to perform in office, says John Fortier, former executive director of the Continuity of Government Commission. Trump is seen here preparing to leave the Wh
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    'Contentious' Scenarios Arise For Ballot And Presidency If Trump's Health Declines

    Oct 02, 2020
    It would be "very difficult" to pull President Trump's name from the November ballot, says John Fortier, who led the Continuity of Government Commission. But that's just one hypothetical.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wa., organized a letter signed by 44 of 45 Senate Democrats on Friday, urging the White House to withdraw changes to hospital reporting requirements that sidestep the CDC.
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    Congressional Democrats Demand White House Restore Hospital Data Collection to CDC

    Jul 17, 2020
    Senate and House Democrats have issued letters calling for the Trump Administration to undo a controversial move reshuffling vital Covid-19 data collection
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, who has no medical training, has been publicly critical of top immunologist Dr. Anthony Fauci.
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    White House Disavows Attack On Fauci By Trump Trade Adviser

    Jul 15, 2020
    Trade adviser Peter Navarro's USA Today opinion piece says the infectious disease expert has been wrong about coronavirus. A White House official says Navarro "went rogue."
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    Politics
    President Trump at a July 7 meeting about reopening schools amid the coronavirus. The White House says his work on the pandemic means he needs more time to file an annual financial disclosure.
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    Trump Keeps Annual Financial Disclosures Out Of View — For Now

    Jul 09, 2020
    "The president has a complicated report and he's been focused on addressing the coronavirus crisis and other matters," a White House official says, explaining the delay in the annual disclosure.
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    National Security
    Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in May. She wants an Army officer who testified at Trump impeachment hearings to get his promotion.
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    Senator Puts Rare Hold On Military Promotions Over Ousted Army Officer

    Jul 02, 2020
    Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman testified in impeachment hearings. He's been due for promotion to the rank of full colonel, but that has not happened. Sen. Tammy Duckworth wants assurances that it will.

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