Biden ordering stopgap help as talks start on big aid plan
BALTIMORE (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to take executive action Friday to provide a stopgap measure of financial relief to millions of Americans whileRead More
President Biden’s COVID-19 plan: Masks, testing, more vaccine supplies
WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after being sworn in, President Joe Biden is rolling out a national strategy to fight COVID-19, reopen the nation’s schools and restartRead More
Kamala Harris escorted to inauguration ceremony by Capitol Police officer who led rioters away from Senate
(CNN) — Eugene Goodman has been hailed as a hero ever since he lured rioters away from the Senate chambers during the January 6 insurrection on CapitolRead More
Vice President Harris: A new chapter opens in US politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris broke the barrier that has kept men at the top ranks of American power for more than twoRead More
Biden marks nation’s Covid grief before inauguration pomp
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours from inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden paused on what might have been his triumphal entrance to Washington Tuesday evening to mark insteadRead More
Biden arrives for inauguration with big plans, big problems
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is making a sober entrance to the nation’s capital Tuesday, ready to assume power as America reels from theRead More
‘We’re here to help’: Local members of National Guard happy to assist ahead of Biden inauguration
Massachusetts has sent 500 National Guard troops to Washington DC to support Capitol police officers as they step up security preparations ahead of Wednesday’s inauguration.Read More
Security tight at Capitol as more details of riot emerge
Security remains tight at the U.S. Capitol three days before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, while new video shows the rioters who invaded the Capitol earlierRead More
U.S. Capitol, state capitols fenced off, patrolled by troops
A double row of chain-link fencing circles the Arizona State Capitol. Windows on the Illinois and Ohio statehouses have been boarded up. National Guard troopsRead More
Staff begins to administer vaccines at Gillette; Fenway eyed as 2nd mass site
Staffers began administering coronavirus vaccines at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough as talks swirl about making Fenway Park in Boston another mass vaccination site. The PutnamRead More