The former vice president’s first acts as a nonelected official for the first time in decades could be a sign of what comes next.
It's unclear who'll take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.
Donald Trump used his speech after his swearing-in ceremony to take apart the four years of the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration. Biden by then had granted pardons to all and sundry. So, the roast was the best revenge that Trump could take.
The appearance marks the end of her term as vice president and comes after her high-pressure run against Trump for the Oval Office. Earlier this month, on the fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, she presided over the electoral vote count, pointing out that the ceremony was “a peaceful transfer of power.”
Throughout his campaign, US President-elect Donald Trump was vocal about his intent to confront anyone he viewed as obstructing his path back to the White House. With his victory now secured, apprehension is growing over whether Trump will make good on his fiery promises.
Vice President Kamala Harris, with just days left in office, assured staff that she would not "go quietly into the night" as she added her signature to a desk drawer in her ceremonial office.
The decision by Biden on Monday came after Donald Trump warned of an enemies list filled with those who have crossed him politically or sought to hold him accountable for his attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss and his role in the storming of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
"The golden age of America begins right now," Trump says in inaugural speech; White House says US to withdraw from Paris deal, immigration app comes to end.
Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, will be sworn in Monday as the 47th U.S. president taking
In an unusual move, the departing US president has used his last day in office to protect his own family members from Donald Trump’s potential revenge.
Donald Trump takes the oath as the 47th US president in a grand ceremony at Capitol Hill. Attended by global leaders, Trump vows major changes, including the largest deportation program, completing the border wall,
Inauguration Day marks the first time in more than 20 years that Kamala Harris will not be in public office. "It is not my nature to go quietly into the night," she told allies on Thursday.