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Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) speak after the Democratic Presidential Debate at Texas Southern Universitys Health and PE Center on Sept. 12, 2019 in Houston, Texas.

The sister that made the leap: Alpha Kappa Alpha celebrates Kamala Harris’s Vice Presidency

By Jamilah Lewis, Staff Reporter
February 2, 2021
President Joe Biden signs an executive order after speaking during an event on his administrations COVID-19 response with Vice President Kamala Harris, left, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (Al Drago/Pool/Abaca Press/TNS)

Biden orders will boost food aid, change rules for federal workers

By Doug Sword, CQ-Roll Call, Tribune Content Agency
January 22, 2021
Joe Biden is sworn in as U.S. president during his inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/TNS)

Biden signs over a dozen executive orders on Inauguration Day

By Tamar Mosby, Editor
January 20, 2021
Joe Biden is sworn in as U.S. president during his inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/TNS)

‘Democracy has prevailed’: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris sworn in

By Keaton Yates, Staff Reporter
January 20, 2021
A National Guardsman stands at a road closure in front of East Capitol Ave on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 in Springfield, Ill. Gov. JB Pritzker called 250 members of the Illinois National Guard out to keep watch over downtown Springfield after the FBI sent out a memo informing law enforcement agencies of potential riots at state capitols across the country leading up to President-Elect Joe Bidens Inauguration on Wednesday.

Gallery: National Guard keeps watch over Illinois state Capitol ahead of Inauguration

By Jared Treece, Staff Photographer
January 17, 2021
A state capitol police officer stands in front of the boarded up entrance to the Illinois State Capitol building on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 In Springfield, Ill.

Illinois prepares for possible violence leading up to Inauguration, remains calm Saturday

By Keaton Yates and George Wiebe
January 16, 2021
Gov. JB Pritzker activates Illinois National Guard to help with Inauguration

Gov. JB Pritzker activates Illinois National Guard to help with Inauguration

By Staff Report, News Desk
January 12, 2021
Springfield prepares for possibility of armed riots on inauguration day

Springfield prepares for possibility of armed riots on inauguration day

By Keaton Yates, Staff Reporter
January 12, 2021
Thomas Birch, left, a junior who did not wish to disclose any additional information, marches in support of President Donald Trump alongside demonstrators Elena Cruz, a junior from Crystal Lake studying sociology, and Aster Arseneau, a sophomore from Carbondale, on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, in the Student Center during a protest of Trumps inauguration. I came [to this protest] because I support the elected president and I want to show SIU that there are people here who support him as well, Birch said. (Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms)

Gallery: Walkout on President Donald Trump

By Daily Egyptian photo staff
January 20, 2017
Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr. administers the oath of office to President Donald Trump during the 58th Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery | TNS)

Trump is sworn in as president, a divisive, singular figure promising to lift up ‘the forgotten’

By Noah Bierman | Tribune Washington Bureau
January 20, 2017
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