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Schumer said the Senate will have a couple of weeks to work on filling out President Biden's Cabinet before Trump's impeachment trial starts.

Jeffrey Sabol is seen on a video among a mob of Trump supporters rioting at the Capitol on the day Congress was meeting to confirm the election of Joe Biden.

Senate Democrats take aim at the IRS in a probe of dark money groups involved with the rally leading up to the deadly Capitol riot.

Biden has already signed executive orders to offer coronavirus relief as he tries to pass a $1.9 trillion aid package in Congress.

The pro-Trump riot at the Capitol underscored that "The rise of domestic violent extremism is a serious and growing national security threat," Jen Psaki said.

Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin would be the first Black leader of the Pentagon, breaking one of the more enduring barriers in the U.S. government.

Georgia's decision to reopen safely is the reason many of the state's businesses lived to fight another day, writes Gov. Brian Kemp.

Sens. Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren say President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris should cancel up to $50,000 in federal student debt.

Seven Democratic senators filed a complaint urging a probe of GOP Sens. Ted Cruz's and Josh Hawley's efforts to overturn the presidential election results.

President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan is facing skepticism from Republicans as Democrats start the process of passing a bill.

Donald Trump faces an impeachment trial for inciting Capitol rioters who tried to pressure Congress to reverse Joe Biden's Electoral College victory.

Joe Biden's business allies have been discussing ways to pay for the president's eventual infrastructure proposal.

The Biden White House has a job listing hidden in its website's software code. The application for the U.S. Digital Service was spotted by a Microsoft worker.

Raphael Warnock, Jon Ossoff and Alex Padilla were sworn in, giving Democrats a Senate majority after Vice President Kamala Harris' inauguration.

American voters are more optimistic about the pandemic now compared with last fall as President Biden takes office, according to a new NBC News poll.

Joe Biden will keep FBI Director Christopher Wray in his position, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said.

Wednesday marked the transfer of power from former President Donald Trump to President Joe Biden.

President Joe Biden delivered an inaugural address that used the word "democracy" more times than any other inauguration speech in U.S. history.

Biden will sign more than a dozen executive orders on Wednesday aimed at combating Covid and rolling back some of Trump's directives.

Haines, Biden's pick to lead the nation's 18 intelligence agencies, is the first woman to hold the position.