Jill Colvin

Workers walk with hand trucks past the West Wing of the White House, as offices in the White House complex are being packed up and moved out, Jan. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

January 16, 2021, 2:20 am

Trump to leave Washington for Florida on morning of Biden’s inauguration

US president breaks with tradition by refusing to participate in ceremonial transfer of power; staffers spotted packing up souvenirs as they leave White House

By Jill Colvin and DARLENE SUPERVILLE

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 President Donald Trump gestures at a campaign rally in support of US Senate candidates Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and David Perdue in Dalton, Georgia, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021 (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

January 9, 2021, 6:20 am

The president’s cudgel: A history of @realDonaldTrump, gone after 57,000 tweets

In 12 years, platform grew from random musings of reality TV star into a weapon used to lash opponents and give shape to nationalist philosophy

By AAMER MADHANI and Jill Colvin

US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally in Washington, January 6, 2021. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

January 7, 2021, 12:20 pm

Trump commits to orderly transition of power, but still disputes election result

US president’s first acknowledgment he’ll leave office January 20 not posted on Twitter or Facebook due to suspension; aides say he issued it reluctantly, is livid at Pence

By Zeke Miller and Jill Colvin

Vice President Mike Pence walks onto the House floor to officiate a joint session of the House and Senate to confirm Electoral College votes at the Capitol, Jan 7, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

January 7, 2021, 11:13 am

US Congress validates Biden victory, hours after pro-Trump mob storms Capitol

Pence says count ‘shall be deemed a sufficient declaration’ of Democrat’s win, capping a day of deadly violence and extraordinary scenes in Washington

By Jill Colvin and Zeke Miller

US President Donald Trump speaks in the press briefing room as Vice President Mike Pence listens, November 24, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

January 6, 2021, 8:52 am

Trump insists, falsely, that Pence can decertify US election results

US president ups the pressure on his loyal deputy, who will preside over joint session of Congress Wednesday to tally Electoral College votes

By Zeke Miller and Jill Colvin

US Vice President Mike Pence walks through the Oval Office, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021 (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

January 5, 2021, 11:56 pm

In election certification, loyal soldier Pence torn between Trump, constitution

The US vice president finds himself in the most precarious position of his tenure as he prepares to preside over the congressional tally of Electoral College votes

By Zeke Miller and Jill Colvin

People wait for their numbers to be called for a place in line to receive a $250 grocery gift card available to Miami residents experiencing hardship and food insecurity due to COVID-19, in Miami, Florida, December 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

December 29, 2020, 2:33 am

US House approves Trump’s $2,000 relief checks, sending bill to GOP-led Senate

Measure’s fate in Senate is unclear, as president’s push for higher payments divides Republican lawmakers

By Jill Colvin and LISA MASCARO

US President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, December 23, 2020. (Patrick Semansky/AP)

December 27, 2020, 10:59 am

US unemployment benefits lapse for millions as Trump refuses to sign bill

Biden accuses US president of an ‘abdication of responsibility’ with ‘devastating consequences’ as fate of bipartisan legislation remains in limbo

By Alexandra Olson and Jill Colvin

The National Christmas Tree glows with lights on the Ellipse near the White House, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, on Christmas Eve in Washington. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

December 25, 2020, 10:54 pm

Trump golfs in Florida as COVID relief hangs in the balance

Failure to agree on bill could deny checks to millions of Americans on the brink

By Jill Colvin

In this March 4, 2005 file photo, Charles B. Kushner, flanked by his wife, Seryl Beth, left, and his attorney Alfred DeCotiis arrives at the Newark Federal Court for sentencing in Newark, New Jersey (AP /Marko Georgiev)

December 24, 2020, 9:34 am

Charles Kushner pardon revives ‘loathsome’ tale of tax evasion, sex

Father of senior Trump adviser was sentenced in 2005 to two years in prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion and witness tampering

By Jill Colvin and Colleen Long

US President-elect Joe Biden receives his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine at ChristianaCare Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware on December 21, 2020, from nurse practitioner Tabe Mase. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

December 21, 2020, 11:51 pm

‘Nothing to worry about’: US President-elect Biden vaccinated for COVID on TV

Still yet to get inoculation is Trump, who has spent last week largely out of sight stewing about election loss, floating increasingly outlandish schemes to try to remain in power

By Jill Colvin and Alexandra Jaffe

US President-elect Joe Biden arrives at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware, December 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

December 21, 2020, 12:27 pm

Biden to receive COVID shot on live TV as Moderna vaccines start shipping in US

Trump, who has spread misinformation about vaccines, said not to be getting inoculated yet, due to recommended delay after experimental treatment when he caught the virus

By Jill Colvin

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, December 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

December 21, 2020, 9:14 am

Trump wants US Supreme Court to overturn Pennsylvania election results

Nearly all 50 lawsuits filed by Trump campaign alleging widespread voter fraud have been dismissed; election outcome wouldn’t change even if new petition accepted

By Jill Colvin and Marc Levy

Former mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani, left, listens to Sidney Powell, both lawyers for US President Donald Trump, during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters, November 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

December 20, 2020, 9:35 am

Trump mulls Sidney Powell as special counsel as Flynn proposes martial law

US president entertains conspiracy theories, outlandish schemes to try to remain in office; lawyer Giuliani pushes him to seize voting machines in hunt for evidence of fraud

By Jonathan Lemire, Jill Colvin and Colleen Long