Dr. Anthony Fauci made the comments as classrooms begin reopening for the fall and many school administrators say they’re checking students' and teachers' temperatures.
The ceremony that made Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States was an inauguration like never before. Also absent were the morning traditions involving the outgoing and incoming presidents and their spouses meeting on the North Portico of the White House and sharing a limousine to the ceremony. Two weeks after an angry mob of pro-Trump rioters stormed Capitol Hill, some attendees even wore body armor.
For four years, Republican staffers and agency chiefs worked for President Donald Trump to keep the federal government humming and, in many cases, dismantle Obama-era policies they believed ran counter to free-market principles. In the end, the political aides departed Washington this week with their legacies forever linked to a president who refused to concede a democratic election and instead inspired a mob of rioters to confront Congress. It was, as several Cabinet secretaries and political aides said in their final hours, regrettable.
World leaders have reacted to a "new dawn" in U.S. politics after Joe Biden was sworn is as the 46th president of the United States. Historic allies in the EU and U.K. have struck the most upbeat tone, with Ursurla von der Leyen, president of the EU Commission, saying there's a "friend in the White House" after four years where transatlantic relations often were strained. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson congratulated Biden ahead of the inauguration ceremony.
There was tradition to pair with tension, pageantry to counter any pettiness, and a thankfully peaceful transition day that saw former President Donald Trump leave the stage and President Joe Biden make his first attempt to seize it. Through powerful musical performances and poetry, and history-making formalities, a surreal fact lingered: Biden took the office by the same Capitol steps that violent protesters climbed to storm the halls of Congress, as part of an attempted coup that took place precisely two weeks earlier. "Democracy has prevailed," Biden said in his inaugural address, employing a common-enough phrase that took particular meaning this day.
Vice President Kamala Harris started her new role with a sophisticated -- and meaningful -- look. The vice president's ensemble was created by Black designers Christopher John Rogers and Sergio Hudson. "Thank you, Madam Vice President," Christopher John Rogers wrote in an Instagram post. "We are so honored and humbled to have played a small part in this historic moment."
First Lady Jill Biden will make history as the country's first first lady to hold a paid job outside the White House. Biden -- who worked full-time as a community college English professor during her eight years as second lady -- has said she plans to continue teaching during her time in the White House.
After taking their respective oaths of office Wednesday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took part in a second transfer of power by taking the reigns of the official @POTUS and @VP Twitter accounts. "There is no time to waste when it comes to tackling the crises we face," Biden wrote in his first message from the @POTUS account. Vice President Kamala Harris was more succinct in her inaugural @VP message.
When Kamala Harris took the oath of office Wednesday to become vice president, she became the first woman and first woman of color to serve in that elected position. Harris also made history as the first stepmother to be America's vice president, a moment that blended families across the country said they were planning to watch with joy.
Howard University in Washington, D.C., -- tolled 49 times to honor the historic moment. Harris, who is of Black and South Asian descent, became the first woman vice president and the first person of color to hold this office after she was sworn in on Inauguration Day by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The bell at @HowardU, VP @KamalaHarris' alma mater is ringing 49 times as she's sworn in as the 49th Vice President of the United States.
Garth Brooks performed "Amazing Grace" at the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday. Following Biden's first speech as president, the country music legend took to the podium to sing the popular tune. The two-time Grammy winner, 58, announced Monday he'd be singing on-site at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., for the swearing-in ceremony, joining previously announced artists including Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez.
Lady Gaga knows how to make a grand entrance, and she certainly did for the 2021 presidential inauguration. The iconic singer powerfully made her presence known wearing a custom Schiaparelli haute couture look as she sang the national anthem into a gold microphone. Gaga wore her hair in a braided updo and rocked a striking bold red lipstick.
With less than an hour before his term ended, President Donald Trump on Wednesday granted one final pardon to Albert Pirro, a longtime New York businessman and the ex-husband of Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro, one of Trump’s staunchest cable news supporters. What was possibly Trump’s final act as president reflected a recurring theme in his final months in office: delivering clemencies to scores of personal friends and political allies. The decision to pardon Pirro came less than 12 hours after what was thought to be a final batch of 143 pardons and commutations -- a list that included Steve Bannon, Trump's former chief strategist.
Former first lady Michelle Obama attended the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris Wednesday wearing a magenta, monochrome suit. Obama's suit reportedly was designed by Sergio Hudson, a Black designer from South Carolina who also designed the heels worn by Harris on Inauguration Day. The magenta shade of Obama's suit was seen as a nod to unity as the new Biden administration enters the White House.
Amanda Gorman made history Wednesday as the youngest poet in recent history to read a poem at a presidential inauguration. Gorman, 22, read her own poem at the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. "I was like, 'Well, this is something we need to talk about,'" Gorman told NPR's Steve Inskeep ahead of the inauguration, adding it had been "really daunting to begin the poem" given how divided the country seemed after the 2020 election.
Jill Biden is starting her new role as the first lady of the United States in high style. For the 2021 presidential inauguration, she wore a custom Markarian matching coat and dress set made in an ocean blue, wool tweed. To top her vibrant ensemble off, she wore a statement pearl necklace with Swarovski crystals and a pair of neutral-toned pumps.
Joe Biden took the oath of office just before noon on a cold but bright and sunny Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol, becoming the 46th president of the United States, culminating a nearly 50-year career in politics and a lifetime of tragedy and triumph. Democracy is fragile.
On Wednesday, he aided in the peaceful transfer of power that those protesters had resisted, walking alongside Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, soon-to-be second gentleman Doug Emhoff, into the 59th presidential inauguration ceremony. Goodman was also made an honorary Deputy Sergeant at Arms for Inauguration Day. On Jan. 6, Goodman led the mob on a chase in an effort to divert it away from the unguarded Senate chambers, where Senators, staff and reporters took shelter.
President Donald Trump and Melania Trump shared their final farewell from the White House this morning. For their send-off, Melania was seen wearing an all-black ensemble consisting of a cropped Chanel jacket adorned with gold buttons and a Dolce and Gabbana dress. The first lady also kept a pair of dark shades on as the couple addressed the nation before their departure to President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
When President-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of office Wednesday, he'll do so using a Bible with 127 years of family history behind it. Biden, who is Catholic, has used the leather-bound, 5-inch thick book, which has been in his family since 1893, each time he's been sworn into elected office during the course of his career. Biden's late son Beau also used the family Bible when he was sworn in as Delaware's attorney general.
Kamala Harris is breaking barriers as the first female U.S. vice president and many of her supporters have found a special way to celebrate her. For the 2021 inauguration, women across the country are wearing pearls and Converse sneakers to symbolize Harris' historic moment alongside President-elect Joe Biden. Harris was seen wearing her go-to Chuck Taylor shoes and pearls on the campaign trail.
