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Kamala Harris breaks glass ceiling after three women failed
Hillary Clinton ran for president in 2016 but was defeated by Donald Trump on the basis of the electoral college votes although she got more popular votes than him. Geraldine Ferraro was the Democrat Party vice presidential candidate in 1984 running with Walter Mondale, the presidential candidate.
US President Joe Biden's inaugural address: Full transcript with video
Chief Justice Roberts, Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice President Pence, distinguished guests, and my fellow Americans, This is America's day. This is democracy's day. A day of history and hope. Of renewal and resolve. Through a crucible for the ages, America has been tested anew and America has risen to the challenge. Today, we celebrate the triumph not of a candidate, but of a cause, the cause of democracy.
US rejoins Paris climate pact, WHO under Biden
He signed 17 executive orders covering also immigration and the fight against Covid-19 on Wednesday afternoon after he was sworn-in as president and Kamala Harris as Vice President. Biden said that he is fulfilling "a commitment I made that we're going to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord as of today".
Inauguration Day 2021: Kamala Harris becomes America's first woman Vice President
Harris is now the highest-ranking woman ever to serve in American government. Harris was sworn in Wednesday by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina to serve on the Supreme Court.
Inauguration Day 2021: Joe Biden sworn in as United States President
A short while after Vice President Kamala Devi Harris was sworn-in, Biden was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice John Roberts.
Inauguration Day 2021: Kamala Devi Harris sworn in as Vice President
Harris was sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina woman to sit in the nation's apex court, shortly before Joe Biden was to be sworn-in as the US President.
Inauguration Day 2021: Kamala Harris rocks purple outfit, Emhoff in Ralph Lauren suit
Harris is wearing Christopher John Rogers and Sergio Hudson, according to chatter filtering from her aides. Rogers, a New York City resident, is a young Black designer, from Baton Rouge. Sergio is Black designer from South Carolina. Both Rogers and Hudson have dressed former First Lady Michelle Obama and Beyonce.
Donald Trump leaves Joe Biden a note in White House
Trump has left Biden a note, the BBC reported, citing a White House spokesman. The contents were not known yet. Outgoing presidents usually write a letter with their best wishes and advice for their successor in the Oval Office. Till the last, it was not known if Trump, who had made much of the note left for him by Barack Obama, would follow suit.
Biden's oath in a fortress: Decline of the American empire?
Till four years ago, the superpower US took pride in its democracy and despite assaults like 9/11, it did not feel as threatened. But today, Biden and his team, who are to assume office later on Wednesday, will be taking oath under unprecedented security in the capital city that looks like a fortress.
Donald Trump leaves White House for the last time
Accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump, the outgoing President, whose term ends at 12 noon (US time), flew from the White House lawn on a presidential chopper, Marine One, to the Joint Base Andrews where a small farewell ceremony has been planned, before he uses the presidential jet for one final time - to fly home to Florida's Palm Beach.
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