Biden signs executive orders on COVID-19, immigration, rejoining Paris climate accord and WHO

In his first hours as president, President Joe Biden signed a series of executive actions that reversed his predecessor’s orders on immigration, climate change and handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tampa's Casa Biden witnesses history in first swearing-in of female vice president

As Kamala Harris took the oath of office, becoming the first female vice president, those at Casa Biden in Tampa reflected on watching history being made.

President Biden makes direct appeal to Trump supporters, calls for national unity

Biden never mentioned his predecessor, who defied tradition and left town ahead of the ceremony, but spoke directly to Trump's supporters: "Take a measure of me and my heart," he said. "If you still disagree, so be it, that’s democracy, that’s America. The right to dissent, peacefully."

Biden to review Trump's downsizing of national monuments

President Joe Biden says he plans to review the Trump administration’s downsizing of two sprawling national monuments in the American Southwest.

Biden, Harris lay wreath at Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris attended a wreath-laying ceremony after the inauguration Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a tradition among incoming administrations.

Full transcript: Read President Joe Biden’s inaugural address

In his first remarks as president, Joe Biden said his swearing-in marks a day of “history and hope” and that the country has “learned again that democracy is precious.” You can read his remarks in full here.

Joe Biden attends service at St. Matthews

President-Elect Joe Biden - who is making history as the nation's second Catholic president - attended services at St. Matthew the Apostle Cathedral in DC ahead of the Inauguration on Wednesday.

Trump predicts 'success' for new Biden administration

President Donald Trump says he thinks the new administration will have “great success” and claims to have laid the foundation for it.

Janet Yellen, Biden's Treasury secretary pick, pushes for quick passage of $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan

Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden's choice as Treasury secretary, said Tuesday that the incoming administration would focus on winning quick passage of its $1.9 trillion pandemic relief plan, rejecting Republican arguments that the measure is too big given the size of U.S. budget deficits.

Biden leaves Delaware home town for inauguration in ‘deeply personal’ send-off

Wilmington, Delaware, has been Joe Biden’s home for many years, serving as the backdrop for several highs and lows throughout his life. He said when he dies, "Delaware will be written on my heart."

Joe Biden arriving in Washington with big plans, big problems

Joe Biden is arriving in the nation's capital Tuesday -- ready to assume power as the nation reels from the coronavirus pandemic, soaring unemployment and grave concerns about more violence as he prepares to take the oath of office.

Biden will be oldest US president to take oath on Inauguration Day 2021

When president-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of office Wednesday, he’ll become the nation’s oldest president in history. Here’s a look back at other notable ages of former U.S. presidents.

Biden will appeal to national unity in inaugural address

President-elect Joe Biden will deliver an appeal to national unity when he is sworn in and plans immediate moves to combat the pandemic and undo some of President Trump’s most controversial policies.