WASHINGTON (AP) – At a memorial for the lives taken by COVID-19, President-elect Joe Biden is calling on Americans to remember those lost to the coronavirus and to begin to heal. Biden said Tuesday night, on the eve of his inauguration, that while it’s “hard sometimes to remember,” it’s “how we heal.” Vice President-elect Kamala…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon as part of a late flurry of clemency action benefiting nearly 150 people, including rap stars and former members of Congress. The pardons and commutations for 143 people, including Bannon, were announced after midnight Wednesday in the final hours of Trump’s White…… MORE
Washington, DC (AP) –Twelve U.S. Army National Guard members are being removed from the security mission to secure Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration. A U.S. Army official and a senior U.S. intelligence official say the Guard members were found to have ties to fringe-right group militias. The Army official and the intelligence official spoke to The…… MORE
ASSOCIATED PRESS – President-elect Joe Biden will deliver an appeal for national unity when he’s sworn in Wednesday and he plans immediate moves to combat the coronavirus pandemic and undo some of President Donald Trump’s most controversial policies. That, according to his incoming chief of staff. Biden intends a series of executive actions in his…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — More than 100 Texas troopers in riot gear stood outside the state Capitol, wearing tactical vests and face shields. Dozens more patrolled the hallways, some carrying zip-tie handcuffs. Beyond the front gates, a small group of armed demonstrators paced on the sidewalk. The start Tuesday of a new legislative session in…… MORE