In his commencement address at Howard University, President Biden says U.S. history “has not always been a fairy tale” and urges unity against racism and white supremacy.
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New presidential families, past commanders in chief and government members of both parties were in attendance as a new era was marked in American democracy.
New presidential families, past commanders in chief and government members of both parties were in attendance as a new era was marked in American democracy.
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Biden signed executive actions to require masks on all federal grounds and ask agencies to extend eviction moratoriums.
Joe Biden pleaded for national unity in his inaugural address Wednesday after he was sworn in as the 46th president. Here's our analysis and the full speech.
By Aaron Blake and Eugene Scott
Several of the new words in Biden’s speech reflected pandemic deaths, economic fallout and recent far-right violence. He was the first new president to say “white supremacy.”
By Ted Mellnik and Adrian Blanco
The Biden Agenda
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