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Women across the country are pledging to wear pearls on Inauguration Day to support the country’s first female vice president. Kamala Harris has just been sworn in as Vice President. History has been made, and many barriers have been broken. —
Joseph R. Biden Jr. will be sworn in as president of the United States today around 12 p.m. Eastern. In the evening, Tom Hanks will host a prime-time celebration. — NYT: Top Stories
For Joe Biden, and for our country, it’s been a long road to this day. — NYT: Top Stories
Donald Trump issued a pardon to rapper Lil Wayne. — FOX News
Merchandise with phrases like “Battle for Capitol Hill Veteran” could still be purchased on major e-commerce sites, a sign of how the platforms have struggled to remove the goods. — NYT: Top Stories
The Biden administration also named Rohit Chopra as the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in moves that would bring Obama-era regulators to oversee key financial agencies. — NYT: Top Stories
As Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looks to his political future, his turbulent tenure is characterized by investigations into his leadership and ethics. — NYT: Top Stories
Mr. Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition leader, was arrested at a Moscow airport after five months in Germany. The hearing took place inside the police station where he was being detained. — NYT: Top Stories
FILE – In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020 file photo, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris speaks as she and President-elect Joe Biden introduce their nominees and appointees to key national security and foreign policy posts at The Queen theater, in Wilmington, Del. Vice