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Day One: As Promised, President Biden Went to Work
What You Need To Know: After taking time for the transfer of power and the making of history, President Joe Biden went to work. On his first day on the job, the president signed a stack of Executive Orders as a signal to the country and the world that there's a new...
Presidential Pardon List Includes Rappers and a Former Mayor, But No Trumps
What You Need To Know: During his final hours as president, Donald Trump issued a swath of pardons and commutations early Wednesday, sticking with a long-standing tradition of an outgoing president exercising clemency powers just before leaving office. Those on...
Inauguration Day
What You Need To Know: An Inauguration Day unlike any other, Wednesday's transfer of presidential power made history on a number of levels. The ongoing and still growing coronavirus pandemic precipitated President Biden's request that Americans not attend the...
Black Unarmed D.C. Security Guard Facing Legal Troubles For Defending Herself Against Trump Mob
What You Need To Know: Ashanti Smith, a 28-year-old Black unarmed security guard whose altercation with a mob of Trump supporters went viral on social media, is now facing legal troubles after defending herself from being attacked on January 5. She shared her...
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