How Washington, D.C. Is Preparing For President-Elect Joe Biden's Inauguration Washington, D.C., is fortified in advance of the inaugural proceedings Jan. 20.
Masculinity's Big Role In Trump's Presidency President Trump encouraged his supporters to "fight" before the assault on the Capitol, echoing the kind of macho message that has defined his political career. Danielle Kurtzleben
Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Analyzes The Violent Riot At The Capitol Can you call the events of Jan. 6 an insurgency? NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling what he thinks based on his experiences in Iraq.
In His Inaugural Address, Biden Seeks To Move Past 'American Carnage' With the country reeling from the pandemic, racial injustice and the Capitol riot, President-elect Joe Biden must transcend the "typical gauzy appeals to national unity" of past inaugural addresses. Tamara Keith
On Biden's Inauguration Day, Trump Will See Himself Out In perhaps his final unprecedented act as president, Trump will skip the inauguration and traditional send-off, holding a departure ceremony at Joint Base Andrews before a flight home to Florida. Franco Ordoñez
When An Ambitious White House Agenda Meets A Split Senate NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Gregory Koger, a political science professor at the University of Miami, about the challenge President-elect Biden faces passing legislation in a split Senate.
Civil Rights Attorneys On Biden Administration Plans For Law Enforcement Reforms NPR's Michel Martin discusses the challenges confronting the Biden administration on policing with civil rights attorney Arthur Ago and Ramsey County, Minn., prosecutor John Choi.
Biden To Quickly Sign Orders Mandating Masks, Reversing Trump Travel Ban And More The actions for Day 1 were laid out in a memo by his chief of staff. The president-elect will extend pauses on student loan payments and evictions, plus send an immigration bill to Congress. Roberta Rampton
Up To 25,000 Troops Descend On Washington For Biden's Inauguration The nation prepares for an inauguration unlike any in the country's history amid a massive effort to avoid a repeat of the U.S. Capitol attack. Matthew S. Schwartz
How D.C. Locals Are Processing The Insurrection At The Capitol Scott Simon talks to Kojo Nnamdi, host of WAMU's The Kojo Nnamdi Show, about how last week's insurrection and dangers surrounding inauguration day are impacting the D.C. community.