UPDATED, 3:47 PM PT: The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump will start the week of February 8, giving time for the former president’s team to prepare its defense and for the Senate to confirm Joe Biden’s cabinet nominees. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer gave the timeline on Friday. The article of…

Tom Brokaw will retire from NBC News after 55 years with the network. He made the announcement in a statement on Friday. “During one of the most complex and consequential eras in American history, a new generation of NBC News journalists, producers and technicians is providing America with timely, insightful and…

UPDATED with more data: Joe Biden now has beaten Donald Trump twice. With data from the cable newsers and the broadcast networks now in from Nielsen, the inauguration of the 46th POTUS topped that of the 45th. Across CNN, MSNBC, Fox News Channel, ABC, NBC and CBS, the 11:45-12: 15 PM ET swearing in ceremony of Biden…

Jessica Rosenworcel will serve as the acting chairwoman of the FCC, filling the slot after the departure of Ajit Pai this week. "I am honored to be designated as the Acting Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission by President Biden,” Rosenworcel said in a statement Thursday. “I thank the president for the…

"Good evening, America, proud to be here in cold Washington D.C.," Bruce Springsteen said Wednesday night, kicking off the Celebrating America apogee of today's unprecedented inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. If you had any questions about the tone the concert special was going to aim for, the Boss' choice…

In her debut as White House press secretary, Jen Psaki said that the daily briefings will return, but she also signaled a new direction from the years of Donald Trump. Psaki told reporters that when Joe Biden asked her to do the job, they talked of the “importance of bringing truth and transparency back to the…

A decade ago, the crowds attending Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s first inauguration were so great that a flood of ticketholders got stuck throughout the ceremony in a Capitol Hill tunnel, a snafu that was dubbed the Purple Tunnel of Hell. This time around, save for Capitol Hill police and National Guard troops, there…

Democrats took control of the Senate for the first time since 2015, as Vice President Kamala Harris swore in her appointed successor, Alex Padilla, as well as Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, who won their races in Georgia this month. “I need to catch my breath, so much is happening,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)…

UPDATED with video of speech: "America has been tested anew, and America has risen to the challenge," President Joe Biden said Wednesday in his inauguration speech at the U.S. Capitol, after being sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. "Today, we celebrate the triumph not of a candidate, but of a cause…

UPDATE, 8:49 AM: Joe Biden is now the President of the United States of America. Donald Trump's reign of error and terror is over. “My fellow Americans, a moment we have all been waiting for,” said Senator Amy Klobuchar introducing the former Delaware Senator and VP as the 46th POTUS for the very first time. Watch his…

With four days of star-studded lead-ups, two high-profile fundraisers, and Washington D.C. nearly devoid of crowds, the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is first and foremost a media event. It will be broadcast live on all the major networks and streamed live on Amazon…

Joe Biden arrived in Washington, D.C. the day before his inauguration and trekked to the Lincoln Memorial, where he presided over a solemn ceremony to mark the tragedy of Covid-19. With the number of deaths surpassing 400,000 today, Biden said, “To heal, we must remember. It’s hard sometimes to remember but that is…