Why are some flags at half-staff, and some aren't? What to know for Inauguration Day 2025
Some U.S. state flags were ordered to be raised during Donald Trump's swearing-in, while others will remain at half-staff for the late Jimmy Carter.
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Joe Biden's complicated legacy
When he ran for office in 2020, President Joe Biden vowed to turn the page on then president Donald Trump. But it's Trump who is returning to the White House for a second term in office. We speak with NPR's Asma Khalid,
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President Joe Biden to give final foreign policy speech on Monday
10 (UPI) --President Joe Biden will give what is being billed ... testifies to Senate energy panel Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is before the Senate Energy and Natural ...
Joe Biden becomes first president in a century to not make stop in Nebraska
President Joe Biden will leave the Oval Office next week without once visiting Nebraska while president. That will make him the first sitting president in more than a century to
Millions have had student loans canceled under Biden — despite the collapse of his forgiveness plan
Despite failing to deliver his promise for broad student loan forgiveness, President Joe Biden has now overseen the cancellation of
Credit cards, climate change and electric cars: Team Trump confirmation hearings
Trump's picks to lead four federal agencies testified without the flashes of anger that marked Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi's earlier showdowns.
Trump’s pick to oversee US public lands faces Senate hearing
Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is due before a Senate committee Thursday as lawmakers consider the Republican’s nomination to be chief steward of U.S. public lands and waters.
Higher Social Security payments coming for millions of people from bill that Biden signed
President Joe Biden on Sunday signed into law a measure ... including Sens. John Thune of South Dakota, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, voted against it. “We caved to the pressure of the moment instead of doing this on a ...
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe orders flags at full-staff for Inauguration Day
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has ordered U.S. and Missouri flags to be flown at full-staff on January 20, 2025, at all state buildings and grounds in honor of Inauguration Day. Flags will fly at full-staff for 24 hours, according to the executive order.
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Prosecutor: Commutation of man who ran North Dakota grain trading scheme is 'despicable'
A prosecutor who was among the first to see the cracks in Hunter Hanson's North Dakota grain trading scheme says it's "ridiculous" that President Joe Biden has commuted Hanson's sentence on wire ...
'Not going anywhere': Biden says he's 'passionate about our work' on final full day as president
President Joe Biden traveled to South Carolina, the state that helped catapult him to the White House, on his final full day in office.
Biden is spending his final full day in office in South Carolina. It helped him become president
WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is spending his final full day in office Sunday in South Carolina, a state that holds special meaning after his commanding win in the 2020 Democratic primary there set him up to achieve his life's goal of being elected president of the United States.