President Biden Will Extend Student Loan Payment Freeze Through Sept. 30 He plans to ask the Education Department to extend pandemic relief for about 41 million federal student loan borrowers. Elissa Nadworny
Special Coverage: Biden's Inauguration Events At the U.S. Capitol, Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th president. NPR special coverage includes Lady Gaga singing the National Anthem, swearing in of Biden and Kamala Harris, and Biden's speech. Rachel Martin
Biden Order Blocks Keystone XL Pipeline This likely means the end of the $8 billion pipeline, a years-long project that would have carried oil sands crude from Alberta, Canada, to the American Gulf Coast. Jeff Brady
World Leaders Express Hope As Joe Biden Is Sworn In As President Leaders, former officials and citizens expressed optimism with the dawn of the new U.S. administration. China's state news agency tweeted: "Good Riddance, Donald Trump!" Brakkton Booker
Biden Celebrates 'Triumph' Of Democracy In Inaugural Address President Biden on Wednesday spoke to bringing the nation together in his first remarks as president of the United States. Alana Wise
'The New Dawn Blooms': Poet Amanda Gorman Recites 'The Hill We Climb' The 22-year-old composed a poem that acknowledges the recent insurrection attempt, but turns toward hope. America "isn't broken but simply unfinished," she said. Camila Domonoske
Kamala Harris Sworn In As Vice President Harris officially becomes the first woman, first Black person and first Asian American to be vice president. Elissa Nadworny
In D.C., A Traditional South Indian Welcome Awaits Joe Biden And Kamala Harris With 1,800 pieces submitted by the public, volunteers are putting together a kolam, a traditional South Indian art form used as a sign of welcome. Jeevika Verma
Biden Prepares For Inauguration Speech And Workday President-elect Biden prepares to be inaugurated as the 46th U.S. president. His team confirms this is a working day for him. He'll sign a range of executive orders after he takes the oath of office. Noel King
Trump Heads To Florida, Won't Attend Biden Inauguration When President Trump left the White House, he stopped by and spoke to reporters. He did not take any questions but he did thank the press. Trump later addressed supporters at Joint Base Andrews. Franco Ordoñez