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Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign

Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021.

5 major challenges facing Biden on Day One   

Biden administration

Here’s a roundup of coverage on The World that will get you caught up on the fraught transition of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden.

The US National Mall is shown covered in flags with the Washington Monument in the distance and the Marine One helicopter flying past.

Inauguration Day for Biden-Harris; Biden to sign 15 executive orders upending Trump-era policies; Trump’s flurry of pardons

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Dr. Céline Gounder has been named to President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 task force.

‘Equity is very front and center’ for Biden’s new COVID-19 task force

COVID-19
Biden and Harris wear masks, clasp hands, and Harris points at Biden, smiling with her eyes.

Biden-Harris ticket highlights historic stance on climate and environmental justice

US politics