Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Thursday, January 21, 2021 (1 Viewer)

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:

Biden launches sweeping COVID-19 changes on first full day in White House
U.S. President Joe Biden moved swiftly on his first full day in the White House on Thursday to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, his top priority as he turns the page on four years of Donald Trump's tumultuous leadership.

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Biden to sign virus measures, requires mask use to travel

Biden issues slew of pandemic initiatives to improve vaccine distribution, expand testing and reopen schools

Biden revokes Trump report promoting ‘patriotic education’

U.S. House aims for early February COVID-19 relief bill vote

Democrats shoot down McConnell's filibuster gambit

Pelosi defends impeachment in face of Biden's call for unity: 'We must do it”

Biden set to tap former Treasury official Barr as top bank regulator

Biden Administration Prepares To Overturn Trump Abortion Rule

Time, transparency needed as Biden inherits frazzled census

Portland police arrest 8 for damaging Democratic Party offices after inauguration

Biden wants to unite America. Republicans have a different idea of what that means

Pelosi says House will move immediately on COVID-19 relief

Biden's solicitor general will play critical role in early efforts to undo Trump policies

U.S. House Speaker Pelosi says seeks clarity on Senate readiness for Trump impeachment trial

'They Have Not Legitimately Won.' Pro-Trump Media Keeps the Disinformation Flowing - NY Times

‘Just move on’: Republicans grapple with post-Trump future

Legal scholars, including at Federalist Society, say Trump can be convicted

McCarthy: 'We will unify' despite split on Trump

Will Biden ease the sky-high tension between the U.S. and China?

Lawyers group calls for Giuliani's suspension from law practice, ethics probe

Biden immigration bill changes 'alien' to 'noncitizen' as part of overhaul

Biden Announces Executive Actions Meant To Help Reopen Schools

U.S. panel asks FBI to review role of Parler in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

The Three Types of Republicans Donald Trump Created - NY Times

Start of Trump's impeachment trial remains unsettled as Pelosi won't say when she'll send over article

World leaders laud US return to climate fight

These are the executive orders Biden has signed so far

Biden's plain-spoken appeal for unity might be contagious

Trump did not provoke Capitol riots, McCarthy says

Trump begins life after White House with a round of golf

Biden is already facing pressure to scale back his $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan

US official: Biden proposing 5-year extension of nuke treaty

Charlottesville Inspired Biden to Run. Now It Has a Message for Him. - NY Times

900,000 more Americans file for unemployment benefits

Facebook's oversight board to decide if Trump should stay suspended

Fauci back on center stage under Biden

Politics live updates: In change, GOP House leader now says Trump didn't provoke Capitol attack

Trump has no legal team or strategy for Capitol riot impeachment trial

Many Biden White House staff are working from home in another break from Trump

Senate panel advances Biden Pentagon nominee

White House: 'Critical' for Congress to pass Biden stimulus check, coronavirus relief plan

Biden immigration bill would provide more protections for child migrants

How Biden has changed the Oval Office so far

Facebook's 'supreme court' will review Trump suspension

Filibuster stalemate stalls new Senate

Biden releases national COVID strategy, will order agencies to use Defense Production Act

Biden to keep Wray as FBI director: law enforcement source

Explainer: With no self-pardon in hand, private citizen Trump faces uncertain legal future

'Impeachment is totally wrong,' flies against Biden's unity message: McCarthy

McConnell criticizes Biden's Day 1 actions

Biden Cabinet: Buttigieg urges big funds for Transportation

Biden appoints U.S. consumer watchdog veteran as acting director after Trump appointee resigns
Group of GOP senators seeks to block Biden moves on Paris, Keystone

Biden readies second batch of climate orders for next week: memo

Biden to seek full 5-year extension of nuclear pact with Russia

Biden repudiates white supremacy at inauguration

Pompeo tweets countdown to 2024, prompting chatter about potential run

Michigan man arrested for beating officer with hockey stick during Capitol riot

Biden executive order says schools should include transgender athletes in girls' sports

"Same Kamala": Harris' friends say vice president has always been fearless

Explainer: With no self-pardon in hand, private citizen Trump faces uncertain legal future

Russian intelligence assessment planned as Biden eyes renewal of nuclear treaty: Report

Dershowitz: Senate should dismiss impeachment article since Trump is private citizen

Biden issues executive order expanding LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections
Cuba hopes Biden will quickly resume Obama-era detente

Top Senate panel approves Austin, paving the way for confirmation as Pentagon chief

Woman accused of helping steal Pelosi laptop freed from jail

Video: Trump supporter begs law enforcement to call backup during Capitol siege

Buttigieg defends Biden decision to block Keystone XL Pipeline despite loss of union jobs

Bernie Sanders And His Mittens Win The Inauguration Day Meme Game
Judge grants preliminary approval for $640M Flint water crisis settlement

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Biden rolls back Trump policies on wall, climate, health, Muslims

On Day One, Biden targets Trump policies on climate, virus

'We must end this uncivil war,' Biden says, taking over a U.S. in crisis

Biden Moves To Have U.S. Rejoin Climate Accord
'No plan, no Q, nothing': QAnon followers reel as Biden inaugurated

Schumer becomes new Senate majority leader

Some QAnon followers lose hope after prophecy of Inauguration coup fails to come to pass
Biden extends student loan payment freeze

Evangelical leaders praise Joe Biden's efforts on immigration reform - BI

Biden bets big on immigration changes in opening move

Biden signs executive order rescinding controversial 1776 Commission

Trump admin pick for top NSA lawyer placed on leave

Biden takes immediate steps to undo key Trump initiatives, unveils immigration plan

Biden swears in senior staff and warns: Disrespect each other and you'll be fired 'on the spot'

Press brings new attitude to first Biden White House briefing

Is Donald Trump's brand 'radioactive' or will he reinvent himself once again after his presidency?

Trump labor board counsel fired after resisting Biden's call for resignation

White House says $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal based on specific needs

For Harris, an Influential Voice and a Decisive Vote - NY Times

Trump supporters line streets, welcome him to Mar-a-Lago
Former presidents call for unity in Inauguration Day message

Inauguration sows doubt among QAnon conspiracy theorists

Biden 'is planning to run again' in 2024

Biden administration imposes 100-day 'pause' on deportations of illegal immigrants

President Biden signs executive orders aimed at undoing Trump's controversial policies

Clinton, Bush, Obama reflect on peaceful transition of power on Biden's Inauguration Day

'After four long years': World leaders congratulate Biden, take shots at Trump

Democrats take narrow control of U.S. Senate

The QAnon 'Storm' Never Struck. Some Supporters Are Wavering, Others Steadfast

Trump travel ban scrapped by Biden exec order

Biden says he has 'never been more optimistic about America,' calls for unity in remarks at Lincoln Memorial

Trump’s ‘crony pardons’ flabbergast the political world

LIVE UPDATES: Rand Paul says Trump impeachment would 'destroy' Republican Party

'Andy spread election fraud lies': Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs' brothers call for his removal

Biden reverses Trump executive order restricting diversity training

Biden says Trump left him a 'very generous letter' before departing White House

Biden inaugural: Abrupt pivot to civility in post-Trump era

U.S. Senate approves Haines as Director of National Intelligence

As Trump departs office, reality sets in for QAnon cult

Here are the customary things Trump did not do leading up to Biden's inauguration

Biden Turns the Page On Trump in a Surprisingly Effective Inaugural Address

Trump inherited a booming economy — and handed Biden a nation 'in shambles'

Kamala Harris won't be moving into vice president's residence at Naval Observatory immediately

Democrats swear in three senators to gain majority

Political aides who ran Trump's Washington frustrated at 'tarnished' legacy

Fox News host Judge Jeanine lobbied Trump during his last few hours in office to pardon her ex-husband. It worked.

'Transparency back to the briefing room': Psaki commits to pre-Trump press norms

Toxic Pesticide Faces New Scrutiny From Biden Administration

As Trump stayed away, Pence helped usher in a peaceful transition

Keystone XL pipeline halted as Biden revokes permit

Live updates: Biden's inauguration day ends with a wave and a massive firework show

Biden's inaugural message to America: 'It's time to grow up'

Rudy Giuliani more popular in NYC than Bill de Blasio, poll shows

Top GOP lawmaker Liz Cheney gets first primary challenger after voting to impeach Trump

Biden reverses Trump's freeze on $27.4 billion in funds

Biden starts fast on immigration by halting border wall and travel ban while embracing DACA

Biden's push for more coronavirus aid to test his 'honeymoon' with U.S. Congress

A radio host was shocked to get a pardon, because he never asked Trump for one

‘Sigh of relief’: Immigration advocates welcome Biden proposal

Biden sets to work on reversing Trump policies with executive orders

Biden names his acting Cabinet

Biden WH criticizes US as one of world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters

Biden inauguration means 2024 Republicans are off to the races

Biden White House promises to bring back ‘truth and transparency’ in first press briefing

Scars of Capitol attack permeate high-security inauguration

Biden signs orders to end ‘Muslim ban’, rejoin climate deal, WHO

Biden targets Trump's legacy with first-day executive actions

PHOTOS: Biden, Harris Assume Office During Unique Inauguration Ceremony

Biden White House pledges data, transparency, respect for free press

Head of US bishops' conference warns Biden would 'advance moral evils and threaten human life'

Biden, in post-inauguration celebration, calls on Americans to rise to moment of crisis

How Joe Biden Became a Steady Hand Amid So Much Chaos

These climate activists expect a lot from President Biden and aren't afraid to make that clear

Biden issues 1st executive orders

Trump's pardons harshly criticized by legal experts

Biden administration calls China sanctions on Trump officials 'unproductive and cynical'

Twitter locks account of China’s US embassy for post on Xinjiang

Biden takes the helm, appeals for unity to take on crises

Trump gets warm Florida greeting from supporters after arriving from DC

Psaki doesn't say if Biden has confidence in FBI Director Wray

Top moments from Biden's 'Celebrating America' inauguration special

Biden seeks to bring normalcy back to White House after tumultuous 4 years

Connecticut man busted for crushing cop in door during Trump-fueled Capitol riot

'This moment belongs to all of us:' Black women exult as Kamala Harris walks into history

Republicans call for Senate review before U.S. re-enters Paris climate deal

Biden’s first Cabinet member to lead battered intel agencies

Harris now 'the most influential woman' in American politics

Biden Called For Unity In His Inaugural Address. He Might Find It Hard To Come By

Legacy of lies -- how Trump weaponized mistruths during his presidency

Biden rejoins Paris climate pact. Environmental advocates hope the best is yet to come.

Biden administration allows users to choose their pronouns on remastered website

Analysis: The most important line in Joe Biden's inaugural address

Biden announces return to global climate accord, new curbs on U.S. oil industry

Former presidents send Biden bipartisan message of support

UK and EU in row over bloc's diplomatic status

Biden's first foreign leader call to be with Canada's Trudeau on Friday

AP PHOTOS: Pandemic, threats of violence butt area Biden’s debut
Oil slips on surprise rise in U.S. crude stocks

The Ponzi schemer, trade secrets thief and others pardoned by Trump

Coronavirus News and Updates:

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Lilly: Drug can prevent COVID-19 illness in nursing homes

U.S. Will Remain In WHO, Fauci Announces, As Biden Reverses Trump Move

Some states want to buy their own COVID vaccines. The Biden administration says no.

Coronavirus live updates: Fauci on how Biden’s COVID plan will affect vaccine rollout

Pfizer cuts vaccine deliveries by as much as half to some EU countries
Biden COVID-19 czar calls Trump vaccine planning 'so much worse than we could have imagined'

CNN Poll: Americans' willingness to get the coronavirus vaccine is on the rise

The Current, Deadly U.S. Coronavirus Surge Has Peaked, Researchers Say

'We have the infrastructure': Mayors eye larger role in vaccination effort under Biden

Biden's 1st 100 days live updates: Biden to spend 1st full day focused on pandemic

Biden’s COVID-19 plan: Masks, testing, more vaccine supplies

Biden to sign 10 executive orders to tackle Covid-19
Optimism about Covid rises slightly, but many still worry about a bumpy road ahead

New York City postpones vaccine appointments as new shipments are delayed

Advocacy groups call for including Type 1 diabetes among prioritized vaccine recipients

Spain opens 200 criminal probes into care home pandemic failings

Fire hits world's largest vaccine maker in India
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Biden inauguration marks shift in scattered COVID-19 response

Coronavirus updates: CDC extends federal eviction moratorium to March 31; Joe Biden targets COVID-19 relief on first day; 406K US deaths

UK researchers say lateral flow tests detect the most infectious COVID cases

New York City postpones vaccine appointments

Biden leaves top FDA job open amid vaccine push

Desperate states turn to National Guard to roll out vaccines

WHO plans slew of COVID-19 vaccine approvals for global rollout

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Biden looks to galvanize COVID-19 fight, vaccinations as he takes office

‘Appalling’: Record UK COVID deaths for second day in a row

Amid 'vaccine tourism' concerns, state to require proof of residency

EU leaders convene amid vaccine delays, virus variant fears

Jails are evolving amid Covid, but what happens afterward?

Australia posts zero virus cases, state chief calls for 'Pacific bubble'