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![House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks during his weekly press conference on January 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0121-kevin-mccarthy-400x300.jpg)
Kevin McCarthy Wrongly Claims He Never Voted Against Overturning Biden’s Win
The House minority leader denied that he was attempting to flip Arizona in favor of former President Donald Trump.
![House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wears a protective mask as she walks through the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. on January 13, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0121-nancy-pelosi-400x300.jpg)
Pelosi Responds to Claims that Trump Impeachment Goes Against Calls for “Unity”
It wouldn't be unifying to “move on” from Trump's “act of incitement” at the Capitol, the Speaker of the House said.
![President Joe Biden at his desk in the Oval Office of the White House on January 20, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0121_president-joe-biden-desk-400x300.jpg)
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.
![President Joe Biden walks the abbreviated parade route in front of the White House after his inauguration on January 20, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0121-joe-biden-wh-400x300.jpg)
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.
![A health worker carries syringes to administer Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines at the opening of a new vaccination site at Corsi Houses in Harlem, New York, on January 15, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0120-vaccine-ny-400x300.jpg)
NYC Cancels Thousands of Vaccine Appointments Due to Lack of Federal Supply
States and cities have been struggling with a lack of communication and vaccine doses from the Trump administration.
![Outgoing President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on stage after speaking to supporters at Joint Base Andrews before boarding Air Force One for his last time as President on January 20, 2021, in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0120-donald-trump-m-400x300.jpg)
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.”
![Steve Bannon walks out of Trump Tower](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/2021_0120-steve-bannon-400x300.jpg)
Trump Pardons Steve Bannon
Trump has largely used his clemency power to assist his political allies -- when he has used it at all.
![President Joe Biden delivers his inaugural address on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0120-president-joe-biden-400x300.jpg)
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.
![President Joseph Robinette Biden smiles while seated in front of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/2021_0120_presiden-biden-400x300.jpg)
Facing Unprecedented Challenges, Joe Biden Becomes 46th US President
A bent and battered sort of democracy stands today.
![Donald Trump waves](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0120-bye-don-400x300.jpg)
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.