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Biden’s First Day Was a Good Sign — Let’s Keep Up the Pressure
Let's not assume our problems are all solved now that Biden's president. We must urge fast, bold action.
Biden Bans White House Staff From Becoming Lobbyists for 2 Years After Leaving
Biden's order was accompanied by a promise to fire people “on the spot” if they talked down to or demeaned other staff.
Biden Team Blasts Trump’s COVID Response: “Worse Than We Could Have Imagined”
Biden is expected to sign several executive orders related to laying the groundwork for a comprehensive COVID strategy.
QAnon Congresswoman Signals She’s Open to Joining a Trump-Created Third Party
“I will be watching,” Trump said in departing remarks on Wednesday, adding that he'd be back to politics “in some form.”
It’s Time for the Left to Pressure Biden — and the Political Class as a Whole
“It's going to take the work of progressives, of social movements to really get it done,” said Waleed Shahid.
Trump Pardons Steve Bannon
Trump has largely used his clemency power to assist his political allies -- when he has used it at all.
Progressives Gear Up to Fight for More Than Just “Unity” From President Biden
Those in the center hailed a return to normalcy -- but normalcy, as many noted, is still very far away.
Kamala Harris Sworn in as First Woman Vice President by Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Harris will serve as the tie-breaking vote in an evenly divided United States Senate.
Trump Is Walking Out of the White House Into a Minefield of Legal Perils
Trump will likely face a barrage of criminal indictments and high-profile civil lawsuits in multiple states.
In Final Act of Defiance, Trump Revokes an Order Meant to Help “Drain the Swamp”
On his last night, Trump revoked an executive order that was his only fulfillment of his promise to drain the swamp.