Week in politics: Biden's busy last week in office, Trump's inauguration moved inside President Joe Biden wraps up his term with a flurry of activity before Inauguration Day, and cold weather moves President-elect Donald Trump inside the Capitol for his oath of office and address. Scott Simon
Democrats learn the same hard lesson again Democrats will soon be shut out of the three branches of government. They'll elect a new chair to help win back the working class voters who used to be part of their base. This has happened before. Mara Liasson
Trump says the theme of his inaugural address will be unity President-elect Donald Trump says his inaugural address will be about unity. That was how he described his first inaugural address, too. Tamara Keith
Western Washington groups scramble to admit refugees before Trump’s inauguration Advocacy groups are working nonstop to admit refugees into the U.S. as quickly as possible, in case the incoming Trump administration shuts the door to additional arrivals. Eilís O'Neill
President-elect Donald Trump moves inauguration indoors, citing frigid temperatures President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he will move the inauguration ceremony indoors as Washington, DC prepares for record low temperatures. The ceremony will now take place inside the Capitol rotunda. Lexie Schapitl
Trump's inauguration falls on MLK Day. That overlap is pretty rare Trump is only the third president to be sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Due to the particulars of the calendar and the Constitution, the two events won't overlap again until 2053. Rachel Treisman
Biden's Medicaid director shares lessons learned and concerns for the program's future Dan Tsai discusses how he ran Medicaid under Biden, and his fears for how Republicans might try to change the program. Dan Gorenstein
The Jackpod: Throughline On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on federal charges against Donald Trump for election interference in 2020; what has changed since then and what has not.
Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is law. What happens next is unclear To come into effect, the constitutional amendment would need to be formally published or certified by the national archivist, who has declined to do so in the past. What happens now is unclear. Danielle Kurtzleben
Democrats pour into Washington state as Republicans leave, analysis shows Washington voters shifted toward Donald Trump less than any state in last year's election. A big reason could be: who's moving here, and who's moving out. Scott Greenstone
