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2020 US presidential elections
Presidential inauguration
‘It feels like I’m going home’: Biden enters White House as 46th US President
By Agencies
New commander-in-chief begins work in West Wing, planning executive actions to undo Trump’s policies on immigration, climate change and handling of coronavirus pandemic
Tal Schneider
Inside storyBorn on the 4th: Israeli parties look to US playbook for pandemic-era campaigns
By Tal Schneider
US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrive at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2021. (Jim WATSON / AFP)
January 21, 2021, 12:28 am
‘It feels like I’m going home’: Biden enters White House as 46th US President
New commander-in-chief begins work in West Wing, planning executive actions to undo Trump’s policies on immigration, climate change and handling of coronavirus pandemic
By Agencies
US President Joe Biden speaks during his on the West Front of the US.Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Pool/Getty Images/AFP)
January 20, 2021, 10:23 pm
World welcomes US President Biden, with some leaders openly expressing relief
In statements from overseas, officials signal desire to work with new administration on bolstering ties after tumultuous Trump years
By TOI staff and Agencies
American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, January 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)
January 20, 2021, 8:51 pm
Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman weaves joy and pain in ode to hope
With ‘The Hill We Climb,’ written to open Joe Biden’s presidency, 22-year-old poet references Biblical scripture and echoes Martin Luther King Jr.
By AP
US President Joe Biden delivers his inauguration speech on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
January 20, 2021, 7:25 pm
‘Democracy has prevailed’: Joe Biden is sworn in as 46th US president
‘This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day. A day in history and hope, of renewal and resolve,’ says newly sworn-in commander in chief
By AP and TOI staff
A supporter of US President Donald Trump wears a hat in the colors of the American flag at a rally for his re-election, at a promenade overlooking Jerusalem, October 27, 2020. (AP/Maya Alleruzzo)
January 19, 2021, 6:36 am
Born on the 4th: Israeli parties look to US playbook for pandemic-era campaigns
With Likud sticking to its Republican pollster, New Hope signs up with group that helped defeat Trump from the right, while Yesh Atid sees Georgia as a model for beating Netanyahu
By Tal Schneider
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
January 18, 2021, 4:40 am
Twitter suspends QAnon-supporting US congresswoman over election fraud claims
Move comes after Marjorie Taylor Greene again tweets false theories about election fraud; Twitter calls claim ‘disputed,’ saying it poses ‘risk of violence’
By SOPHIA TULP
Mike Lindell is seen at the West Wing on January 15, 2021 (video screenshot)
January 16, 2021, 5:27 pm
Trump-backing pillow salesman visits White House, suggests declaring martial law
Mike Lindell photographed with documents floating using Insurrection Act, later says he believes he has proof China helped steal the 2020 election
By TOI staff and Agencies
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden arrive to speak at Amtrak's Pittsburgh Train Station, September 30, 2020, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
January 14, 2021, 11:14 am
Biden to forgo train ride to Washington for inauguration over security fears
US president-elect’s preference for rail travel since his early Senate days is central to his public persona; decision comes with security increased following deadly Capitol riot
By Alexandra Jaffe and Zeke Miller
Supporters of US President Donald Trump protest inside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP)
January 11, 2021, 12:20 pm
Records show fervent Trump supporters fueled violent takeover of US Capitol
Among 90 people facing charges over riot are longtime fans of US president, some of whom threatened violence in support of false election claims
By Michael Biesecker, Michael Kunzelman, Gillian Flaccus and Jim Mustian
Violent protesters, loyal to US President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP/ John Minchillo)
January 11, 2021, 12:20 pm
It wasn’t a coup, but Capitol riot resembled events seen in fragile democracies
Experts say deadly attack on US legislature meets 2 criteria for being called a coup attempt, but not a third; rather, it is a form of election violence like in Cameroon
By Clayton Besaw and Matthew Frank
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi administers the oath of office to members of the 117th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, January 3, 2021. (Bill Clark/Pool Photo via AP, File)
January 11, 2021, 9:49 am
GOP lawmakers fighting Trump election loss are accused of violating oaths
Democrats charge that Republicans who sought to invalidate results broke their vows to uphold the US Constitution
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
A woman walks past protective fencing erected around the US Supreme Court, on January 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. Al Drago/Getty Images/AFP
January 11, 2021, 2:42 am
Isolated, refusing to resign, Trump plans trip to his wall in Texas
Aides say US president is fuming after being cut off from social media accounts, heading to Mexico border to highlight his administration’s efforts to curb illegal immigration
By Jill Colvin
US Vice President Mike Pence listens after reading the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November's presidential election during a joint session of Congress after working through the night, at the Capitol in Washington, January 7, 2021. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
January 10, 2021, 11:46 am
Seemingly abandoning Trump, Pence said planning to attend Biden inauguration
Reports say US vice president has decided to attend January 20 ceremony; incoming president says he’d be ‘honored to have him there’
By AFP
President Donald Trump gestures at a campaign rally in support of U.S. Senate candidates Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and David Perdue in Dalton, Ga., Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
January 10, 2021, 12:50 am
Trump pressed Georgia lead investigator to ‘find the fraud’
US president also promised to make the official a national hero, according to leaked phone call from December
By BEN NADLER
Illustrative: An activist dressed up as US President Trump rides a atomic bomb model during a protest for a world without nuclear weapons near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, July 30, 2020. (Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP)
January 8, 2021, 7:41 pm
Pelosi asks army chief about how to stop Trump launching military action, nukes
‘This unhinged president could not be more dangerous,’ House speaker says as Democrats meet to consider impeaching Trump for inciting riot on Capitol
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and Zeke Miller
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