Traditional inaugural parade down Pennsylvania Avenue will be replaced by a virtual event highlighting country’s diversity, heritage and resilience.
Author: Michael Collins, USA TODAY
Joe Biden to get ‘presidential escort’ to White House, virtual parade instead of traditional inaugural festivities
Planners of Joe Biden’s inauguration look to honor inaugural traditions with reimagined events during COVID-19 pandemic.
‘They stoke the flames’: As thousands march on Washington, Trump blames media for sowing ‘racial hatred’
Donald Trump delivered a searing attack on the media and Democrat Joe Biden at his first campaign rally following his RNC acceptance speech.
Trump to sign order in Ohio requiring government to buy ‘essential’ drugs from U.S. companies
Donald Trump will use trip to Ohio to sign executive order requiring the federal government to buy ‘essential’ medicines from U.S. companies
Senate Republicans back more stimulus checks, money to schools in new pandemic aid proposal
The Senate GOP coronavirus relief package is seen as a starting point in negotiations with Democrats who have passed their own plan in the House.
Senate Republicans consider short-term extension of unemployment as extra $600 in benefits nears end
The extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits that millions of Americans currently receive is set to expire at the end of the month.
Trump denies knowing about intelligence report that Russia put bounty on U.S. troops serving in Afghanistan
Russian military intelligence unit reportedly offered secret bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill coalition forces in Afghanistan.
Pence aimed to project normalcy during his trip to Iowa, but coronavirus got in the way
Vice President Pence’s trip to Iowa shows how the Trump administration’s aims to move past coronavirus are sometimes complicated by the virus itself.
Vice President Mike Pence on Mayo Clinic visit: ‘I should have worn a mask’
Vice President Mike Pence appeared to violate Mayo Clinic policy when he toured the medical clinic last week without wearing a face mask.
‘My Fellow American’: Donald Trump letter to stimulus check recipients raises objections
Former taxpayer advocate says Donald Trump’s letter to stimulus check recipients makes the IRS look like the administration’s ‘handmaiden.’