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Trump considered installing attorney general who would help him pursue election fraud claims

by Matt Zapotosky, Devlin Barrett and Carol D. Leonnig The Washington Post January 22, 2021January 23, 2021

The plan would have replaced Jeffrey Rosen as the acting attorney general with Jeffrey Clark, whom Trump had appointed.

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Joe Biden has a hefty to-do list, and it starts the day he takes charge

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021

Overshadowing everything at the very start is Biden’s effort to win congressional approval of a $1.9 trillion plan to combat the coronavirus and the economic misery it has caused.

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Vice President-elect Harris to resign her Senate seat Monday

by BILL BARROW Associated Press January 17, 2021

Democrat Alex Padilla, now California’s secretary of state, will serve the final two years of her term.

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In inaugural address, Biden will appeal to national unity

by ZEKE MILLER Associated Press January 17, 2021

He plans a series of executive actions in his first hours after his inauguration.

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Kamala Harris to be sworn in by Sotomayor at inauguration

by ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press January 17, 2021

The first Black, South Asian and female vice president will take her oath of office from the first Latina justice.

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Biden’s long political evolution leads to his biggest test

by BILL BARROW Associated Press January 17, 2021

He will inherit stewardship of a nation wrenched by pandemic, seismic cultural fissures and an opposition party’s base that considers him illegitimate.